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 SIEGMUND at the NY Opera, he sings this very role in 2018/19 at the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

International guest appearances brought the Danish tenor lately to the Janacek Opera House in Brno, to the Scottish Opera in Edinburgh, die Danish National Opera in Copenhage and to the Den Fynsken Opera in Odense . In 2018 he made his successful debut as RADAMES at the Halle Opera House and as STEVA and CAVARADOSSI at the Royal Opera Stockholm. As STEVA he was equally successful at the Opéra de Dijon and at the National Opera House Prague. He was SIEGMUND at the Opera House Kiel and in concert at the International Music Festival in Bratislava.

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 May 2014 Magnus wan the 2nd Prize and the Prize of the Orchestra in the Lauritz Melchior Singing Comoetition in Aalborg. In spring 2010 he was awarded with The Funen Opera’s Lars Waage Prize.

In 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.

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

As a concert singer he already performed with the Royal Danish Orchestra, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra and the Randers Chamber Orchestra

Lately, Magnus 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 Caen and as BORIS in “Katja Kabanova” to the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli. He returns to the Janacek Theater Brno as MICHEL in Martinus‘ „Juliette“. At the Hannover State Opera, the artist sings his first MANOLIOS in Martinus’ “Greek Passion” and he makes his debut as SIEGFRIED in “Siegfried” and “Götterdämmerung” at the Saarbrucken State Theatre and as STOLZING in “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” at the Leipzig Opera House.