Past roles includes, among others, the title roles in Don Giovanni and Hamlet, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, Hans in Comedy on the bridge, Marullo in Rigoletto, Morales in Carmen, The Crow in Snödrottningen, and Jack Worthing in an operatic version of The Importance of Being Earnest (composed by B Tommy Andersson) which premiered in Sweden to great acclaim in the summer of 2017.
He is also a sought after concert- and oratorio singer in works such as Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms, St Johns Passion and the B-minor mass by Johann Sebastian Bach, Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, and A God disguised by Lars-Erik Larsson.
Sebastian has worked with several internationally acclaimed conductors, including Wolfgang Wengenroth, Anja Bihlmaier, Matthew Scott Rogers, Stefan Solyom, B Tommy Andersson, Cathrine Winnes, Kristiina Poska, Emil Eliasson, and Eva Ollikainen, and has sung with orchestras such as the Royal Swedish Orchestra, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Malmö Opera Orchestra and Norrköping Symphony Orchestra.
In September 2018, Sebastian won 1st prize in the Scandinavian/Baltic singing competition 'Voice of the Sea' (Havets Röst / Meren ääni). He is also a prize-winner in the Bayreuth Competition of 2017, held by the Wagner Society in Gothenburg, Sweden. He also won the jury prize, and the audience prize at the OVIS singing competition in Malmö, Sweden in 2017.
He has also worked on reoccurring collaborations with Unga på Operan (the Royal Opera in Stockholm's youth and children's section) in several pedagogical outreach projects at schools around Stockholm, through reoccurring workshops and concerts.
EDUCATION (in selection)
2013-16 University College of Opera in Stockholm, Bachelor Degree in Opera
2010-13 Malmö Academy of Music, Bachelor Degree in Classical Singing
ROLES IN PRODUCTIONS
2022-Schaunard, La Bohème by G. Puccini, Malmö Opera
Sømanden, DrømmeDøden by J. Opsahl, Nordic Opera
Hans, Comedy on the Bridge by B. Martinů, Malmö Opera
2021- Demetrius, A Midsummer Night's Dream by B.Britten, Malmö Opera
- Adonis (cover), Venus and Adonis by J. Blow, Confidencen Opera & Music Festival
- Aeneas (cover), Dido and Aeneas by H. Purcell, Confidencen Opera & Music Festival
- Kvacksalvaren/Musiken, Station Illusion with music by J-B. Lully and M-A. Charpentier,
The Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm (CANCELLED)
2020- Klaus Nomi (cover), Klaus Nomi by L. Svensson, The Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm
(CANCELLED)
-Demetrius, A Midsummer Night' s Dream by B.Britten, Malmö Opera (CANCELLED)
2019- Morales, Carmen by G. Bizet, Arctic Opera
- Hans, Comedy on the Bridge by B. Martinů, Malmö Opera
2018- The Crow, The Snowqueen by B. Staern, Malmö Opera
2017- John Worthing, The Importance of Being Earnest by B.T. Andersson, Vadstena-Akademien
Laertes, Hamlet in Absentia by H.Gudmundsson, Øresundsoperan/NordicOpera at
Den Fynske Opera in Odense.
2016- The Crow, The Snowqueen by B. Staern, Malmö Opera
Wachtmeister, Karlstad 1905 by K.Habbestad, Oslo Operafestival
Laertes, Hamlet in Absentia by H.Gudmundsson, Øresundsoperan/NordicOpera
Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart, Malmö Opera at Copenhagen Operafestival
Marcello, La Bohème by G. Puccini, University College of Opera in Stockholm at
The Royal Opera in Stockholm
Viktor, Drottningens Juvelsmycke by C.J.L. Almqvist & J. Forsell, Malmö Opera
2015- Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart, Malmö Opera
Hamlet, Hamlet by A. Thomas, University College of Opera in Stockholm
2014- The Wolf, Det Dybeste Sted by D. Hjort, Øresundsoperan/Freebird
Figaro, Il Barbiere di Siviglia by G. Rossini, University College of Opera in Stockholm
Guglielmo, Così fan tutte by W.A. Mozart, University College of Opera in Stockholm
2013- Fiorello, Il Barbiere di Siviglia by G. Rossini, Skånska Operan
Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream by B. Britten, Malmö Academy of Music 2012
Marullo, Rigoletto by G. Verdi, Skånska Operan
Melisso, Alcina by G. F. Händel, Malmö Academy of Music
2011- Markis d'Obigny, La Traviata by G. Verdi, Skånska Operan
CONCERT REPERTOIRE
Pontius Pilatus, Johannes Passion by J.S. Bach
Bass-solo, Mass in B-minor by J.S. Bach
Baritone-solo, Ein Deutsches Requiem by J. Brahms
Baritone-solo, Carmina Burana by C. Orff
Baritone-solo, Förklädd Gud by L-E. Larsson
Bass-solo, Symfoni nr 9 "An die Freude" by L. van Beethoven
Baritone-solo, Une Cantate de Noël by A. Honneger
SCHOLARSHIPS
2020- Scholarship from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music
2019- Scholarship from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music
2017- Scholarship from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music
- Scholarship from Sven and Britt Ekbergs Foundation
2016- Scholarship from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music
- The Barbro Salén Scholarship
2015- The Family of John Andersson in Anderslövs Scholarship
2014- Scholarship from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music
2013- Scholarship from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music at MHM
2012- Scholarship from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music at MHM
- The Joel Berglund Scholarship (Stockholm)
2009- Scholarship from The Royal Academy (Stockholm)
2007- The Culture-Scholarship from the Municipality of Kristianstad
2005- Loa Falkman Scholarship (Kristianstad)
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