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SUCCESS AT THE STAATSOPER BERLIN
Valdemar received excellent reviews for his leading role in Bernard Foccroulle's Cassandra at the Staatsoper Berlin (Berlin State Opera).
“Stunning” and “excellent” were just some of the superlatives that critics bestowed on Valdemar for this acclaimed performance.
CHRISTMAS WITH HANDEL'S MESSIAH
This Christmas, in addition to Brahms’ Liebeslieder-Walzer in Berlin, you will also be able to experience Valdemar in Handel’s Messiah at performances in Denmark — including one with Camerata in Copenhagen, a concert that has become a true Copenhagen tradition.
RECORDING IN SESSION
From September 2025 to March 2026, Valdemar has chosen to focus mostly on album recordings. However, he will still find time to appear in a few concerts throughout Europe.
NEW ALBUM RELEASED
Valdemar appears as a tenor soloist on Ärt House 17's new album Sounds of Eggenberg with music from the 17th Century. Michael Hell conducts ÄrtHouse 17, and Valdemar's fellow vocal soloists are Sophie Daneman, Marcus Schäfer, and Dominik Wörner.
BIO
Danish tenor Valdemar Villadsen graduated from the soloist class at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. He has since established himself as an in-demand tenor throughout Europe.
Engagements have brought Valdemar to the Staatsoper Berlin - Unter den Linden, Royal Opera House La Monnaie in Brussels, Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, Wiesbaden State Opera, Berliner Philharmonie, and the Royal Albert Hall.
Being a very versatile high tenor, Valdemar regularly performs music by Bach, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Rameau, Lully, Charpentier, Purcell, Monteverdi, Haydn, Mozart, as well as numerous contemporary composers.
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Stage presence
As a kid I wanted to be an actor. I was a nerdy kid – a Shakespeare fan. When I was twelve I performed Hamlet on my paper theatre in its original length: five hours (shortening would have been, of course, cheating!). Without my mom's homemade cookies, it would have been a traumatising experience for the incarcerated...
“In the leading role as the Evangelist, Valdemar Villadsen was simply outstanding – effortless (also in the melismatic tenor arias), delicate and with cantabile richness.”
Der Westen
“In the leading role Valdemar Villadsen is both touching, surprising, strong and sensitive. And vocally a perfect cast for this demanding role.”
Aarhus Stiftstidende
"Valdemar Villadsen has an emotionally rich sound, sustained notes, pure, warm and bright, that brings heaven to earth and stops time for a few moments. Hopefully the record companies will pick up on this man."
Caroline Leiden, blog
“All the soloists produced singing of the highest quality. Especially Villadsen’s swan-aria was both funny, playful and delivered with an extraordinary stage-presence.”
Hamar Arbeiderblad
“Valdemar Villadsen enchanted the audience with magnificent tenor splendor and acrobatic coloraturas.”
Oberbadisches Volksblatt