AVI FAGERFJÄLL
BARITONE
REVIEWS
“A sensitive, empathetic baritone” — OPERNWELT
“Arvid Fagerfjäll with her cheeky presence as Papageno.”
— Bremen Zwei, May 2026
Swedish baritone Avi Fagerfjäll is a versatile singing actor whose repertoire spans opera, Lied, oratorio and musical theatre. Combining lyrical flexibility with dramatic power, she has been praised for her expressive voice, compelling stage presence and wide-ranging musical versatility.
Since the 2024/25 season, Avi has been a member of the ensemble at Theater Bremen, where her roles include Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Schaunard in La bohème, Lord Sydney in Il viaggio a Reims, Heerrufer in Lohengrin, Claudio in Béatrice et Bénédict, Kostandis in The Greek Passion, Montano in Otello and Elisabeth in Fritz Kreisler’s Sissy. In the 2026/27 season, her engagements include Kasperl in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte and Escamillo in Carmen.
Prior to joining Theater Bremen, Avi was an ensemble member at Theater Plauen-Zwickau from 2022 to 2024, where roles included Kaspar in Der Freischütz, Lescaut in Manon Lescaut, Frank in Die Fledermaus and Lancelot in Artus – Excalibur. Guest engagements have taken her to Oper Leipzig and Theater Aachen.
Alongside her operatic career, Avi has established a strong profile on the concert and Lied stage. Recent highlights include Mahler’s Das klagende Lied with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under Ryan Bancroft at Konserthuset Stockholm, Britten’s War Requiem at the Rudolfinum in Prague, Handel’s Messiah with Aalborg Symphony Orchestra and Bach’s St John Passion in Bremen.
A dedicated Lied interpreter, Avi won First Prize at the International Vocal Competition ’s-Hertogenbosch in the Lied Duo category in 2021 and Second Prize at the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition in 2022. Together with her regular duo partner, pianist Hikaru Kanki, she released her debut album High Hopes on ASR Recordings in 2025. In 2026, Avi was nominated for the OPUS KLASSIK Nachwuchskünstlerin des Jahres award.
Avi received her musical education in Sweden, Italy and Germany, studying at Vadstena Folkhögskola, the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini in Florence, HMT Leipzig and HMTM Hannover. Her teachers have included Peter Anton Ling, Regina Werner-Dietrich and Monica Thomasson, with further artistic impulses from masterclasses with Anne Le Bozec, Ian Bostridge, Peter Mattei and Peter Schreier.
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Berger
Mamma Rabenaas — Der 35. Mai
Berlioz
Claudio — Béatrice et Bénédict
Bizet
Escamillo — Carmen
Dvořák
Hajný — Rusalka
Gounod
Wagner — Faust
Kreisler
Elisabeth — Sissy
Lampson
Dr. Knospelius — Wellen
Lippa
Lucas Beineke — The Addams Family
Martinů
Kostandis — The Greek Passion
Mann mit Helm / Sträfling — Juliette
Mozart
Papageno — Die Zauberflöte
Puccini
Lescaut — Manon Lescaut
Schaunard — La bohème
Yamadori — Madama Butterfly
Rossini
Fiorello — Il barbiere di Siviglia
Lord Sydney — Il viaggio a Reims
Schwab
Kasperl — Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
Strauss, J.
Frank — Die Fledermaus
Strauss, R.
Musiklehrer — Ariadne auf Naxos
Verdi
Deputato — Don Carlo
Montano — Otello
Wagner
Heerrufer — Lohengrin
Weber
Kaspar — Der Freischütz
Wildhorn
Lancelot — Artus – Excalibur
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Bach
Jesus — Matthäus-Passion
Jesus / Bass — Johannes-Passion
Beethoven
Baritone — Symphony No. 9
Britten
Baritone — War Requiem
Händel
Bass — Messiah
Haydn
Simon — Die Jahreszeiten
Kurtág
Baritone — Hölderlin-Gesänge
Larsson
Baritone — Förklädd Gud
Mahler
Baritone — Das klagende Lied
Mozart
Bass — Requiem
Rossini
Bass — Petite Messe solennelle
Saint-Saëns
Baritone — Oratorio de Noël
Schoeck
Baritone — Gaselen
Schönberg
Baritone — Serenade
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Mahler
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Rückert-Lieder
Schubert
Die schöne Müllerin, D 795
Schwanengesang, D 957
Winterreise, D 911
Schumann
Dichterliebe, Op. 48
Heine-Lieder, Op. 24
Kerner-Lieder, Op. 35
Stenhammar
Ur ensamhetens tankar, Op. 7
Bo Bergman, Op. 20
Strauss, R.
Gilm, Op. 10
Bierbaum, Op. 29
Wolf
Eichendorff-Lieder
Italienisches Liederbuch
