The young Norwegian soprano Frøy Hovland Holtbakk initially studied acting at Romerike College and then dance as well as musical at the Baardar Academy in Oslo. She moved on focusing on vocal studies at the Academy Barratt Due in Oslo and further studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Opera in Copenhagen.
The seasons 2021/22 and 2022/23 she was a member of the Young Singers Program at the Norwegian National Opera and since then she has been associated with the company. Her assignments have so far included Lauretta in GIANNI SCHICCHI, Oscar in UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Fiordiligi in COSÌ FAN TUTTE, Ashley Devon in the world premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s THE LISTENERS Eurydice as well as Cupidon in Offenbach’s ORPHÉE AUX ENFERS, Karolka in JENÛFA, Frasquita in CARMEN and Stasi in DIE CSÁRDÁSFÜRSTIN.
She made her debut at the Royal Danish Opera as Papagena in Die ZAUBERFLÖTE and has since been back as Ida in DIE FLEDERMAUS, Blumenmädchen in PARSIFAL and most recently Frasquita in CARMEN. She has also sung Frasquita in CARMEN at Oper Frankfurt and Servilia in LA CLEMENZA DI TITO with Bergen National Opera.
Frøy Hovland Holtbakk has already become a much sought-after concert singer in Norway and Denmark, singing a wide range of repertoire.
February 2024
Fliflet Bræin – DEN STUNDESLØSE / Pernille
Kristiansund Opera
Øyvind Bjøro, conductor
Poulenc – DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES / Soeur Constance
Norwegian National Opera
Yi-Chen Lin, conductor
Grieg – PEER GYNT / Solveig
The Norwegian National Opera
NN, conductor
Donizetti – L’ELISIR D’AMORE / Adina
Opera Østfold
NN, conductor
Kálmán – DIE CSÁRDÁSFÜRSTIN / Stasi
Norwegian National Opera
NN, conductor
Humperdinck – HÄNSEL UND GRETEL / Gretel
Norwegian National Opera
NN, conductor
Mozart – COSI FAN TUTTE / Fiordiligi
Norwegian National Opera
NN, conductor
February 2024
Kommer snart.