"He has been proclaimed the Danish Belcanto tenor of his generation. Numerous press critics have called him the quintessence of a born singer: His voice delivers with ease and with no sense of strain the most beautiful and lyrical sound- accompanied by great intensity and a rare acting ability on the opera stage..."
This was the introduction on Danish National Radio given by a Music journalist recently, and in many ways it sums up beautifully his career so far. Since 2002 Sune Hjerrild has sung in both Opera and Concert halls in most parts of the World, and where ever he goes he is well received by his audience and well respected by his colleagues.
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SUNE HJERRILD
TENOR
Sune Hjerrild Graduated in 2002 after 8 years of study, first at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music, and later from the Royal Danish Academy of Opera in Copenhagen with highest merit.
In 2003 he had the honour of being selected as the first Dane ever in the prestigious Operalia Placido Domingo World Opera Contest. He made himself noticed by the jury for his Mozart repertoire, and got as far as the semi final.
Also in 2005 Sune was selected among hundreds of hopeful singers to sing in the final rounds of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. This fall he was yet again selected to participate in a prestigious competition namely, The 1st Luciano Pavarotti Voice Competition in Modena.
This has led to international engagements including several occasions singing Tamino in the Magic flute and at the official opening production of the Megaron Opera house in Athens with the World famous stage director Michael Hampe and conducted by Sir Neville Marriner.
Later he performed the role in Rome with the Rome Symphony Orchestra in the Vatican Hall of Conciliation. Other roles in the Mozart repertoire essential to his career are Belmonte in the Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Idomeneo and Soliman in Zaide whom he portrayed this summer at the Mozart Festival in La Coruña in a new production by Graham Vick.
In 2008 Sune Hjerrild had a successful debut as Duca in Rigoletto at the Danish National Opera. Recently he returned to sing Alfredo in La Traviata there. Other essential roles from the Italian bel canto repertoire are Tonio from La Fille du Regiment, and Nemorino from The Elixir of love. Of course Sune Hjerrild has also sung smaller parts such as Cassio in Othello, Maintop in Billy Bud, Gastone in La Traviata, and Jaquino in Beethovens Fidelio. The latter role when Herbert Blomsted hand picked him to sing it in Leipzig some years ago.
Sune Hjerrild is frequently used in concert productions all over the world. In 2009 he was engaged with The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, where he sang Faust in Berlioz La Damnation de Faust. The same year he also sang Berliozs L'enfance du Christ along side the world renouned bass Alastair Miles, and conducted by Matthew Best. This year he will be singing Mendelssohns Elijah with RAI in Torino under the Baton of Jeffrey Tate, with whom he also sang Schuman's Das Paradis und die Peri in Napoli in 2008
Furthermore, in 2007 he performed Britten's Serenade at the prestigious music festival at the Grand Canaries and in Tenerife, and performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Festival in New York, at the famous Sacred Music festival at Monréale in Sicily, at The Baltic Sea Festival, and the Easter festival in Moscow both times with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
His wide range of repertoire in past performances includes numerous concerts of Handels Messiah, (most recently last Christmas in Rome) Haydns The Seasons and The Creation, Mendelssohns Elijah, Beethovens 9th Symphony, Mozarts Litanaie de venerabili, Mozarts Requiem, (ect.) Schumanns Das Paradies und die Peri, Stravinskys Oedipus Rex, Brittens Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Berlioz' Faust and L'enfance du Christ and many more.
He has also sung in numerous recitals in Denmark and Sweden, but also in Italy with concert and Opera arias of Mozart during the Mozart year in 2006.
Sune Hjerrild has performed with numerous orchestras in various venues. Just to mention a few: The Symphony Orchestra of Rome, Orchestra Teatro San Carlo in Napoli, and Orchestra Symphonico di Palermo. In Germany with Das Gewandthaus Orchester in Leipzig, ZBF Symphonics in Köln, The Symphony Orchestra in Hof. Also in Holland and Spain he has performed with The Dutch Symphony Orchestra. In Scandinavia he has performed at numerous occasions with, The Tivoli Symphonic Orchestra in Copenhagen and the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra and chorus. Also with he performed in Sweden with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and with The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, in Finland, Estonia and in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow.
During the course of his career Sune Hjerrild has sung with important conductors like Sir Neville Marriner, Jeffrey Tate, Matthew Best, Ion Marin, Friedrich Haider , Manfred Honeck, Gerd Albrecht, Herbert Blomstedt, Josef Bychkov, Christian Badea, Jean-Claude Malgoire, Guy Condette, Janos Acs, Francesco La Vecchia, and many more.
He has sung in houses like the Opera in Sidney, Megaron in Athens, Teatro San Carlo in Napoli, Opera de Limoges, Opera Lyrique de Tourcoing (when Lille was EU City of culture in 2004), the Opera houses in Leipzig and Wuppertal, The Royal Opera in Copenhagen, and many more.
Finaly he has participated in many CD recordings. For one in Berlioz Lelio... that was released in 2007 on the label Chandros, and recently with a circle of songs with poems of the famous Danish poet I.P. Jacobsen, released on Naxos.
Awards:
2002 Sonning Music bursary
2001 Sony Music Young Classical Talent Award
2001 Yahama Music Foundation of Europe Award
1999 Laurens Bogtman Award
Excerpts from the Danish press:
Sune Hjerrild in Dem Entführung aus dem Serail, "Børsen"
Belmonte fremstilles med fin indlevelse og bevægelighed i spillet af Sune Hjerrild. Her er en ægte lyrisk tenor med ædel klang og sikker musikalitet. Vi kan glæde os til en stor fremtid
Belmonte was portrayed with a fine expression and agility in the play by Sune Hjerrild. Here is a true lyrical tenor with a noble sound and a secure sense of musicality. He can look forward to a great future.
Introduction given by the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
"Han er blevet udråbt som sin generations danske Italienertenor. Flere anmeldere betegner Sune Hjerrild som indbegrebet af den fødte sanger: Hans stemme leverer let og uforceret de smukkeste, lyriske klange - ledsaget af et totalt nærvær og en sjælden udtryksevne på operascenen."
International press:
W. A. Mozart Die Zauberflöte at Megaron, Athens
Eleytherotypia newpaper-review by Yannis Svolos
"The two young couples of the protagonists had been almost equal with Rachel Harnisch and the sweetvoiced Sune Hjerrild being a little bit superior."
Kathimerini newspaper-review by Nikos Dontas :
"Rainer Trost would seem to be the perfect cast for Tamino, but Sune Hjerrild had some better moments."
Der Nordschleswieger:
Outdoor Opera Gala
Das Orchester hat desgleichen einen »richtigen Italiener« rangeholt, Sune Hjerrild, der zwar kein Italiener ist, aber eben die Stimmtype, also Tenor ist, wie der Orchesterchef meinte. Das Publikum darf sich somit auf Melodien von Verdi und Puccini freuen.
The orchestra also brought in a real Italien Tenor, even though he's not Italien by birth, but his voice type is a real tenor, to quote the chef conductor. The audience could certainly enjoy him singing Verdi and Puccini.
Anaclase.com, Bertrand Bolognesi. Idomeneo Tourcoing,
... il est idéalement distribué, et le raffinement de son chant, très nuancé, fait les délices du dernier acte.
... he is a perfect cast for the role, and the refinement of his singing, very expressive, is delicious to listen to in the last act.«
La Boheme at Clonter
(Sung in English)
Manchester Evening News:
One of the pleasures of Clonter is talent spotting as gifted singers spread their wings.The Danish duo of Benedicte Moes and Sune Hjerrild as the fated lovers Mimi and Rodolfo impressed with their singing
The Sunday Telegraph
Both principals were Danish, their nationality hardly detectable from their singing... he sang with tender expression...Sune Hjerrilds Rodolfo was lyrically sung with little sense of strain.
April 2010: Sune Hjerrild sang live on Italian Radio with RAI Symphony Orchestra in Torino 1.st tenor solo in Mendelssohn's Elijha.
August 2010: Sings Don Octavio for the first time in Austria
September 2010: Sune Hjerrild is back at the Danish National Opera in the fall in Puccini's Manon Lescaut.
Sune Hjerrild Bio. 2010
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