John Lundgren is born and raised in Sweden. While still attending The Opera Academy in Copenhagen he joined the soloist-ensemble at The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen. His debut was as Schaunard in La bohème. John has since then portrayed several of the most important dramatic baritone characters at his former “home stage” in Copenhagen, including Amonasro with Roberto Alagna at the prestigious opening production of Aida at the new opera house in Copenhagen.
Guest engagements have taken him to the opera houses of London, Berlin, Munich, Stockholm, Zurich, Geneva, Dresden, Hamburg, Leipzig, Amsterdam, Gothenburg, Oslo, Beijing and Tokyo, as well as to the Bregenz and Bayreuth Festivals.
At the Royal Swedish Opera he has performed roles such as Jack Rance in La Fanciulla del West (with Nina Stemme), Wotan/Wanderer (Der Ring des Nibelungen) and Scarpia (Tosca). In the summer of 2016, he sang Wotan in Bayreuth, the first Swedish Wotan in Bayreuth in 65 years.
His repertoire includes roles such as Jochanaan (Salome), Scarpia (Tosca), Don Pizarro (Fidelio), Tomsky (Queen of Spades), Alberich and Wotan (Der Ring des Nibelungen), Kurwenal (Tristan und Isolde), Telramund (Lohengrin), Amfortas (Parsifal), Barak (Die Frau ohne Schatten) and the title roles in Der fliegende Holländer, Duke Bluebeard's Castle and Nabucco.
In 2006 John Lundgren received the prestigious Birgit Nilsson Scholarship. In 2010, he was honoured Ridder af Dannebrogordenen (Knight of Dannebrog) by H.M. The Queen of Denmark, and in 2021 John Lundgren was appointed Court Singer by H.M. the Swedish King.
