Biography
Klas Hedlund
Real name: Klas Johan Hedlund
Effective period / Period of releases: 1994 - 1995
Swedish tenor vocalist, born 13 July 1963 in Brämhult.He is educated at Operastudio 67 and Operahögskolan i Stockholm. He made his debut as Alfred in Johann Strauss the Younger's Leather Patch at the Folkoperan in 1992. He is engaged at the Royal Opera, where he has played roles such as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Tamino in The Magic Flute, Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville and the Duke in Rigoletto. He has also worked at Drottningholm Palace Theatre, Norrlandsoperan, Malmö Opera and the Finnish National Opera.
He has participated in recordings of, among others, Bach's Matthew Passion and Mass in B minor with Eric Ericson.