Peter Kajlinger


Peter Kajlinger is a Swedish operatic baritone. Kajlinger grew up in a family of musicians. He made his debut in La Bohème at the Swedish Opera in Stockholm at the age of 11.

Career

He entered the University College of Opera in Stockholm in 1989 and performed as Moralés and Leporello at the Royal Swedish Opera. Upon graduation in 1992, he sang the role of Falstaff by Salieri at Drottningholm Court Theatre. Pamela Rosenberg, then casting director of Staatsoper Stuttgart, noticed his performances as Leporello and Figaro and invited him to join the company. At Staatsoper Stuttgart, he sang more than twenty roles.
He performed as Figaro at GöteborgsOperan in 2000. He became a freelance singer in 2003 with recitals as Masetto, Michelotto, Antonio at Staatsoper Stuttgart and as Don Carlo at Södertäljeoperan. Kajlinger originated the role of Mr. Verloc in Simon Wills' opera,, in 2006 at Feldkircher Musikfestival.
He sang Amonasro at Opera på Skäret in 2007 and Major Domo in Tjajkovskij's Pique Dame at Oper der Stadt Bonn. He performed as Scarpia in 2008 and as Rigoletto at Värmlandsoperan in 2009. He was Marcello at Opera på Skäret in 2010. He was praised as Dr. Treves in the worldpremiere of The Elephant Man at Norrlandsoperan 2012. At Wermland Opera he sang Bartolo and Pizarro in the Trilogy directed by Tobias Kratzer 2014-2015. In 2017 he portrayed the Captain in Bohuslav Martinu´s The Greek Passion. He played the main character in The Emperor´s New Clothes at Norrlandsoperan 2021

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