Awarded with the renowned Reumert Prize 2018 as best Singer oft he Year for his interpretation of SIEGMUND in “Die Walküre” at the Den Ny Opera in Denmark

“Magnus Vigilius is vocally and dramatically an excellent Steva, his tenor voice has developed to international dimensions.”    Sarah Louise Pedersen, Fyens Stiftstidende

In 2020 Magnus Vigilius makes his debut as FROH in the new production of the RING at the Bayreuth Festival. His first FROH, he sang in May 2018 with the Odense Symphony Orchestra. After his successful debut as SIEMUND at the NY Opera, he sings this role also in 2019 at the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli.

International guest appearances brought the Danish tenor lately to the Janacek Opera House in Brno, die Scottish Opera in Edinburgh, die Danish National Opera in Copenhagen, to the Den Fynsken Opera in Odense and the Opéra Dijon. In 2018 he made his successful debut as RADAMES at the Halle Opera House and as STEVA and CAVARADOSSI at the Royal Opera Stockholm.

After graduating at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and Drama, he continued his vocal studies with Tonny Landy and Stig Fogh Andersen in Denmark and Professor Douglas Yates (USA). In spring 2010 he was awarded with The Funen Opera’s Lars Waage Prize.

2007 Magnus became a member of the The Funen Opera ensemble, where he portrayed RODOLFO in “La Bohème”, DON JOSE in Carmen or PINKERTON in “Madama Butterfly”. He also sang in several world premieres of contemporary Danish operas.

While still singing these roles, Magnus Vigilius changed in 2012 to the German and Slavic dramatic repertoire, singing such parts as STEVA, BORIS in “Katja Kabanova”, MAX in “Der Freischütz”, ERIK in “Der Fliegender Holländer”. He completed his studies with the Heldentenor Torsten Kerl.

In May 2014 Magnus won the 2nd prize and The Orchestra Prize of the Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition.

Among his many appearances, his CAVARADOSSI at Opera in Provinsen in 2013 is particularly worth mentioning. Other highlights include STEVA both at the Scottish Opera and the Danish National Opera in the production of Annilese Miskimmon (2015) or ANTHICHRIST in “The Scarlet-Coloured Beast” at the Rued Langgaard Festival.

Last season he could be seen as ERIK at the Opera paa Skäret. He returned to the Danish National Opera as PINKERTON and sang BORIS in “Katja Kabanová” with Robert Carsen as stage director. Moreover, he was PINKERTON and CAVARADOSSI at the Czech National Opera.

Future Engagements take him as STEVA in “Jenufa” to the Opéra de Dijon and Caen,as BORIS in “Katja Kabanova “ and MICHEL in Martinus’ “Juliette” to the Janacek Theatre in Brno, as SIEGMUND to the Opera House Kiel, as SIEGFRIED in “Siegfried” and “Götterdämmerung” to the Saarbrücken State Theatre and STOLZING in “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” to the Opera House Leipzig.