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AALBORG OPERA FESTIVAL – NORDKRAFT (WORLD PREMIERE)
Valdemar appears in one of the leading roles in the world premiere of Signe Lykke's new opera Nordkraft - based on Jakob Ejersbo's best-selling novel of the same name. Commissioned by the Copenhagen Opera Festival, this new opera has been in the making since 2016 and because Aalborg is the focal point of the novel Nordkraft, the opera will have its anticipated world premiere at the Aalborg Opera Festival in August 2021. Later the same month, the production will be performed at the Royal Danish Opera as part of the Copenhagen Opera Festival. https://www.teaternordkraft.dk/program/nordkraft/
Find out more »COPENHAGEN OPERA FESTIVAL – NORDKRAFT
Valdemar appears in one of the leading roles in the world premiere of Signe Lykke’s new opera Nordkraft – based on Jakob Ejersbo’s best-selling novel of the same name. The production will be performed at the Royal Danish Opera (Takkelloftet) as part of the Copenhagen Opera Festival. https://copenhagenoperafestival.billetten.dk/index/eventdetails/eventno/96229?
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DVORÁK – STABAT MATER
Valdemar appears as the tenor soloist in Dvorák's Stabat Mater with the South Denmark Philharmonic. For more information: https://sdjsymfoni.dk/concert/dvoraks-stabat-mater/
Find out more »CANCELLATIONS IN 2021
Due to coronavirus restrictions the cancellations of concerts and opera productions have continued into 2021. Valdemar has already had his concerts in January and February cancelled or postponed, but it has been confirmed that most of his concerts throughout Europe in the spring of 2021 have been cancelled or postponed as well. Stay tuned for more information...
Find out more »MENDELSSOHN – ELIAS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: To accomodate the Danish Health Authorities' guidelines regarding Covid-19, this concert has been moved from Helligaandskirken (Holy Spirit Church) to: Rødovre Gymnasium Hendriksholms Blvd. 28 2610 Rødovre Denmark For tickets and more information: https://billetto.dk/e/mendelssohn-elias-billetter-441897?ref=b2c-completed
Find out more »COVID-19 CANCELLATIONS
Valdemar's concerts in March, April 2020 and his opera productions in July, August, September and October 2020 have been cancelled or postponed due to the outbreak of Covid-19! This summer, Valdemar was supposed to appear in a leading role in the world premiere of a new opera in Copenhagen, but due to the outbreak of Covid-19 this production has been postponed. In September and October, Valdemar was supposed to sing the title role in Mozart’s opera Mitridate in Bilbao, but this production has been cancelled in its entirety due to Covid-19. Some concerts this upcoming winter have been cancelled as…
Find out more »BACH – CANTATAS
Valdemar appears as a tenor soloist in Bach concerts near Basel. More information soon...
Find out more »HANDEL’S MESSIAH – STAGED
Valdemar appears as the tenor soloist in a semi-staged version of Handel's oratorium: MESSIAH in Copenhagen. Tickets: https://billetto.dk/e/handels-messias-billetter-383655
Find out more »COPENHAGEN CATHEDRAL – MESSIAH
Valdemar appear as a tenor soloist in Handel's Messiah in Copenhagen Cathedral. More information soon...
Find out more »CONCERTS IN CHINA
In October, Valdemar will appear in concerts in Zhuhai and Shanghai in China. More information soon...
Find out more »SOLO RECITAL IN DENMARK
For the first time ever "Den Sydfynske Opera Festival" (The South Funen Opera Festival) will take place in 2019 and Valdemar's solo recital will be the new festival's inaugural concert. The repertoire at this solo recital will consist mainly of belcanto opera arias by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti. Piano: Ida Hovalt and Povl Balslev For more information: https://www.vorfruekirke.dk/kalender/fyraftenskoncert-valdemar-villadsen/
Find out more »SOLO RECITAL IN ISTANBUL
Valdemar will appear in a solo recital in Istanbul (his first concert in Turkey ever). The concert will consist of opera arias from the bel canto repertoire by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti. The concert is already sold out. More information soon.
Find out more »WORLD PREMIERE: NOVA – IMPERFECTING PERFECTION
Valdemar appears in one of the leading roles in a world premiere of the opera “Nova – imperfecting perfection” by acclaimed Austrian composer Franz Danksagmüller. The opera explores the concept of virtual reality and it is a collaboration between Danksagmüller and the Oscar nominated Austrian film director Virgil Widrich. For more information: http://www.danksagmueller.com/#/sec35
Find out more »CARMINA BURANA IN NORWAY
Valdemar will appear in Orff's Carmina Burana at concerts in Norway. First concert is in Hamar Kulturhus on April the 26th and the second concert is in Gjøvikhallen on April the 27th.
Find out more »BACH – JOHANNES PASSION
Valdemar appears as the Evangelist in Bach's Johannes-Passion (St John Passion) with Neues Kammerorchester Potsdam. For more information: http://www.evkirchepotsdam.de/gemeinden/erloeser/musik-an-der-erloeserkirche/veranstaltungskalender/events/2019-03-09/18765
Find out more »BACH – MATTHÄUS PASSION
Valdemar will once again appear as the evangelist in Bach's Matthäus-Passion (St Matthew Passion) - this time in Rendsburg.
Find out more »HAMBURGER KAMMEROPER – KURT WEILL FACTORY (STAGE DIRECTOR)
Not only is Valdemar in the middle of a flourishing tenor career, he's also an accomplished stage director. And he will be directing a cabaret/opera performance at the Hamburger Kammeroper with the ensemble Kurt Weill Factory. Opera arias, lieder and cabaret songs from the 1920s will melt into one spectacular, funny and sexy cabaret show. With: Helene Lang, mezzo-soprano, Valdemar Villadsen, tenor, Christine Raft, piano, Valdemar Villadsen, director. For more information, please see Hamburger Kammeroper's website: https://kammeroper.alleetheater.de/
Find out more »SAINT-SAËNS – CHRISTMAS ORATORIO
Valdemar appears in Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio in concerts near Basel. For more information: http://bz-ticket.de/kirchenchor-binzen-abendmusik-nach-epiphanias-ev-laurentiuskirche-binzen
Find out more »CHRISTMAS ORATORIO IN BERLIN
Valdemar appears as the Evangelist in Bach's Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio) at a concert in Berlin with the baroque orchestra Concerto Brandenburg conducted by Winfried Kleindopf. For more information: https://concerto-brandenburg.de/
Find out more »THE CREATION (DIE SCHÖPFUNG) IN COPENHAGEN
Valdemar appears as the tenor soloist in Haydn's The Creation (Die Schöpfung) at concerts in Elsinore and Copenhagen with the Accademic Orchestra conducted by Nenia Zenana. First concert is in St. Mariae Church in Elsinore November the 3rd at 16.00. Second concert is at the Holy Ghost Church (Helligaandskirken) in Copenhagen November the 4th at 19.30. For more information: http://nyheder.akor.dk/2018/08/skabelsen-af-haydn.html
Find out more »SOLO CONCERT IN COPENHAGEN
Valdemar appears in a solo concert in Church of Holmen (Holmens Kirke) in Copenhagen, with Holmens Baroque Ensemble performing works by Bach, Sarti, Dowland, Purcell, Rameau, Mozart and Gluck. For more information: https://www.holmenskirke.dk/begivenhed/calendar/2018/08/30/event/tx_cal_phpicalendar/kapelkoncert-med-valdemar-villadsen/
Find out more »SHAKESPEARE IN CONCERT
Valdemar appears in a leading role in the theatre/concert performance: Shakespeare in Concert at the Shakespeare Festival 2018. This prestigious festival takes place every year at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denmark (Hamlet's Castle). For tickets or more information: http://hamletscenen.dk/en/platforms/the-shakespeare-festival/shakespeare-festival-2018/shakespeare-in-concert-2018/
Find out more »A PORTRAIT – CONCERTO COPENHAGEN
An evening with Valdemar arranged by Concerto Copenhagen Friend's Association. Valdemar will sing baroque arias and talk about the difference between singing tenor and haute-contre (high tenor in the baroque music). For more information: Concerto Copenhagen Friend's Association
Find out more »ST MATTHEW PASSION IN ICELAND
Valdemar appears as the evangelist in Bach's St Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion) in performances in Iceland. First performance is in Akureyri and second performance is in the majestic cathedral of Reykjavik: Hallgrímskirkja. For more information : https://en.hallgrimskirkja.is/2018/03/28/j-s-bachs-st-matthew-passion-in-hallgrimskirkja-in-reykjavik-on-good-friday-march-30-2018-at-6pm/
Find out more »OSLO CATHEDRAL – MAGNIFICAT
Valdemar appears in Bach's Magnificat in Oslo Cathedral in a performance of Bach's Magnificat with Oslo Cathedral Choir and Barokkanerne conducted by Vivianne Sydnes.
Find out more »CHARPENTIER – TE DEUM
Valdemar appears in a concert with Charpentier's oratorio "Te Deum" and Bach's "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen" in Laurentius Kirche in Binzen near Basel. More information soon.
Find out more »THE QUEENS HALL – CHRISTMAS ORATORIO
Valdemar appears as the Evangelist in Bach's Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachts-Oratorium) with the Camerata Øresund with Peter Spissky in the Queen's Hall (Dronningesalen, Den Sorte Diamant) in Copenhagen.
Find out more »CONCERTO COPENHAGEN IN ROME
Valdemar appears in a concert / lecture with Concerto Copenhagen singing music by Giuseppe Sarti. Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Lecturer: Christine Jeanneret. The concert is also a celebration of the 50 years anniversary of The Danish Institute in Rome, and will be attended by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, http://performart-roma.eu/en/news/christine-jeanneret-wins-award-rome-given-the-queen-margrethe-ii-denmark/
Find out more »GRIEG HALL – CARMINA BURANA
Valdemar appears as a soloist in Orff's Carmina Burana with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and with fellow soloists Lina Johnson and Audun Iversen. The concert will take place in the majestic Grieg Hall (Grieghallen) in Bergen, Norway. http://harmonien.no/english/concerts-and-tickets/2017/10/carmina-burana/
Find out more »MASS IN B MINOR IN ESSEN
Valdemar appears as a tenor soloist in Bach's Mass in B Minor (h-Moll-Messe) with Essener Barockorchester conducted by Andy von Oppenkowski. http://www.forum-kreuzeskirche.de/single-post/2017/02/11/15102017-Messe-h-moll-JS-Bach
Find out more »ARCTIC ARTS FESTIVAL – CARMINA BURANA
Valdemar will feature as the tenor soloist in Orff's Carmina Burana with the Arctic Philharmonics. http://festspillnn.no/nb/program/2017/carmina-burana
Find out more »KIEL OPERA HOUSE – SCYLLA ET GLAUCUS
Valdemar appears in the leading role as Glaucus in a production Leclair’s opera Scylla et Glaucus at the opera house in Kiel, Germany. The production will be conducted by Václav Luks and directed by Lucinda Childs. http://www.theater-kiel.de/oper-kiel/repertoire/produktion/titel/skylla-und-glaukos/
Find out more »L’ARPEGGIATA IN GHENT – L’ORFEO
Valdemar appears in a production of Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo with L'Arpeggiata conducted by Christina Pluhar.
Find out more »NIKOLAISAAL, POTSDAM – L’ORFEO
Valdemar will appear in L'Arpeggiata's production of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo conducted by Christina Pluhar in Nikolaisaal in Potsdam (Germany). For more information: http://www.nikolaisaal.de/alle-veranstaltungen/veranstaltung/claudio-monteverdi-lorfeo.html
Find out more »PHILHARMONIE BERLIN – WEIHNACHTS-ORATORIUM
Once again, Valdemar will be tenor soloist and Evangelist in Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Weihnachts-Oratorium in Philharmonie Berlin. This time with the Berlin Baroque, Cantores Minores and Monteverdi Chor Berlin. For more information, please visit the Berlin Philharmonics' website: https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concerts/calendar/details/24524/
Find out more »COPENHAGEN CATHEDRAL – MESSIAH
Tenor in Handel's Messiah with Accademic Orchestra conducted by Nenia Zenana.
Find out more »MARTINSKIRCHE, KASSEL – WEIHNACHTS-ORATORIUM
Tenor and evangelist in Bach's Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium) I-III with St Martins Orchester conducted by Eckhard Manz.
Find out more »PALLADIUM, MALMÖ – MESSIAH
Tenor in Handel's Messiah with Camerata Oresund conducted by Peter Spissky,
Find out more »PHILHARMONIE BERLIN – VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE
Tenor in Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine Philharmonie Berlin For more information, please visit the homepage of the Berlin Philharmonics. http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/details/24265/
Find out more »AARHUS SUMMER OPERA – LÆNKER
Valdemar appears in the leading role as Adam in the world premiere of Svend Hvidtfeldt Nielsen's opera Lænker (Chains) at Aarhus Summer Opera. The new opera has David Riddell as conductor of The Danish Sinfonietta, and Jens Krogsgaard is directing. For more information, visit Aarhus Summer Opera's website: http://www.aarhus-sommeropera.dk/english/season.html
Find out more »WIESBADEN STATE OPERA – DIE SOLDATEN
The Officer in Bernd Alois Zimmermann's contemporary opera Die Soldaten at Wiesbaden State Opera - Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Conducted by Zsolt Hamar. http://www.staatstheater-wiesbaden.de/programm/spielplan/die-soldaten-imf-2016/
Find out more »SOLO RECITAL IN ROME
Valdemar Villadsen, tenor Enrica Ruggiero, piano Guest soloist: Helene Lang, soprano The solo recital is part of the Roman International Culture Festival 2016: http://www.turismoroma.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/MESE-DELLA-CULTURA-2016.pdf Works by Rossini, Bellini, Peter Heise and Lange-Müller June 23 20.30 Sala Accademia
Find out more »INTERNATIONALE MAIFESTSPIELE WIESBADEN – DIE SOLDATEN
The Officer in Bernd Alois Zimmermann's contemporary opera Die Soldaten at Wiesbaden State Opera - Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Conducted by Zsolt Hamar. http://www.staatstheater-wiesbaden.de/programm/spielplan/die-soldaten-imf-2016/ The performances in May is part of Internationale Maifestspiel Wiesbaden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationale_Maifestspiele_Wiesbaden
Find out more »KREUZESKIRCHE, ESSEN – MATTHÄUS-PASSION
Evangelist and Tenor in Bach's Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew's Passion). Essener Barockorchester Essener Kantorei Sopran: Dorothea Brandt Alt: Elvira Bill Tenor: Valdemar Villadsen Bass: Markus Volpert Conductor: Andy von Oppenkowski Kreuzeskirche Essen Germany
Find out more »LAURENTIUS KIRCHE – KRÖNUNGSMESSE (CORONATION MASS)
tenor in Mozart's Krönungsmesse (Coronation Mass) Laurentius Kirche Binzen Germany
Find out more »STADTKIRCHE LÖRRACH – WEIHNACHTS-ORATORIUM (CHRISTMAS ORATORIO)
Evangelist in Bach's Weihnachs-Oratorium. Lörrach Barockorchester. Conductor: Johannes Lang. Lörrach, Germany.
Find out more »PHILHARMONIE BERLIN – WEIHNACHTS-ORATORIUM (CHRISTMAS ORATORIO)
Evangelist in Bach's Weihnachs-Oratorium. Monteverdi Choir Berlin Baroque. Cantores Minores. Cast: Marie Luise Werneburg (Sopran), Stefan Kahle (Alto), Valdemar Villadsen (Tenor & Evangelist), Jörg Gottschick (Bas), Conductor: Gerhard Oppelt. Philharmonie Berlin (KMS). Berlin, Germany.
Find out more »COPENHAGEN NATIONAL CATHEDRAL – MESSIAH
Tenor in Handel's Messiah. Accademic Orchestra. Conductor: Nenia Zenana. Copenhagen National Cathedral (Københavns Domkirke)
Find out more »SCT NICOLAI CHURCH – MESSIAH
Tenor in Handel's Messiah. Accademic Orchestra. Conductor: Nenia Zenana. Sct. Nicolai Church. Nakskov. Denmark. December 12
Find out more »SOLO RECITAL IN PARIS
works by Rossini, Bellini, Gluck, Rameau and Britten. Le Philo, Paris, France.
Find out more »PHILHARMONIE BERLIN – LOUIS XIV
works by Lully, Clerambault and Charpentier. Berlin Baroque. Berlin Figuralchor. Cast: Soetkin Elbers (Sopran), Liska Hoppe (Mezzosoprano), Valdemar Villadsen (tenor/haute-contre), Georg Poplutz (tenor), Jörg Gottschick (bariton), Conductor: Gerhard Oppelt. Philharmonie (Kammersaal). Berlin, Germany.
Find out more »COPENHAGEN OPERA FESTIVAL – COFFEE CANTATA (NARRATOR)
the Narrator (Tenor) in an opera production of Bach's Coffee Cantata. Concerto Copenhagen / Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Cast: Sophie Junker (Lieschen), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (Schlendrian), Valdemar Villadsen (Narrator), Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Director: Elisabeth Linton, Concerto Copenhagen. Copenhagen Opera Festival. Recorded and broadcasted by EBU. http://operafestival.dk/en/performances/historic-coffee-bash-with-concerto-copenhagen
Find out more »TEATRO PRINCIPAL DE BURGOS – GLI AMORI D’ APOLLO E DI DAFNE (APOLLO)
Apollo in an opera production of Cavalli's opera Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne. Cast: Valdemar Villadsen (Apollo), Tina Silc / Judith Lebiez (Dafne), José Mena Polo (Giove), Shawn Mlynek (Pan), and many more. Conductor: Carlos Mena / Javier Illan / Manuel Minguillon. Director: Dionysios Kyropoulos. Festival de Música Antigua, Teatro Principal de Burgos, Spain.
Find out more »KURT WEILL FACTORY – DREIGROSCHENBOHÈME (RODOLFO / DIRECTING)
Rodolfo in Kurt Weill Factory's cabaret / opera performance Dreigroschenbohème. Works by Puccini and Kurt Weill. Cast: Helene Lang (Mimì), Valdemar Villadsen (Rodolfo), Conductor: Matthew Toogood, Director: Valdemar Villadsen, Kurt Weill Factory. Several performances on different locations in Berlin and Hamburg, Germany. March and April.
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