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The Swedish bass/bass-baritone Anders Lorentzson studied at the National College of Operatic Art in Stockholm.

He was immediately engaged at the Royal Swedish Opera where he sang roles such as Masetto in Don Giovanni, Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Titurel in Parsifal, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Wagner in Faust, Peter in Hänsel und Gretel, Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Il Re in Aida, Herman von Ortel in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg as well as a number of roles in Swedish operas.

Since 1996 he is a member of the ensemble at the Gothenburg Opera. His roles there include Wotan in Die Walküre, Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier, the title role in Der Fliegende Holänder, Der Boote in Die Frau ohne Schatten, Scarpia in Tosca, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Colline in LA BOHÈME, Don Prudenzio in IL VIAGGIO A REIMS, Doctor in WOZZECK, the four villains in LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN, Swallow in PETER GRIMES, Frank in DIE FLEDERMAUS, title role in FALSTAFF and Geronte in MANON LESCAUT. In the summer of 2004 he sang Jade Emperor in the world premier of the Swedish composer Reine Jönsson’s opera CECILIA AND THE MONKEY KING at Drottningholm Theatre in Stockholm.

He is a much sought after concert singer and his repertoire includes Mozart’s REQUIEM, Händel’s MESSIAH, Haydn’s DIE SCHÖPFUNG, Puccini’s MESSA DI GLORIA, and Verdi’s REQUIEM.

Among recent and upcoming performances to be mentioned are; title role Falstaff, Count Waldner in ARABELLA (opposite Nina Stemme), Osmin in DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL, Mephistopheles in FAUST, Hans Sachs in DIE MEISTERSINGER and Philip II in DON CARLO.