Njål Sparbo
Template:Linkless Njål Sparbo has established himself as one of Norway’s most active and versatile classical singers.
Sparbo has had more than 100 Lieder recitals together with Norway's leading pianists. His recordings of "Grieg & Schubert: Songs", and Franz Schubert’s "Winterreise", have been highly praised. He is currently working on a CD-anthology of Norwegian songs, and the volume I has just been released: Norge, mitt Norge!
Njål Sparbo is a merited oratorio singer with more than 50 major oratorioes on his repertoire, and he has sung leading parts in numerous opera productions. He is an advocate of contemporary music and has sung 45 world premiere performances of Norwegian composers, including 10 contemporary opera productions. His solo engagements include all the major Norwegian choirs and orchestras, The Norwegian National Opera, and venues all over Europe, including Russia, USA and Japan.
He performs regularly at festivals and on television/radio, and has appeared as soloist on 26 CD recordings. Among his performances are Mahler’s ”Lieder eines fahrendes Gesellen” with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in London, Bach’s ”Christmas Oratorio” with the Drotningholm's Baroque Orchestra in Uppsala and Rossini’s ”Petite Messe Sollenelle” in Köln Philharmonie, Kverno's "St. Matthew Passion" in New York and Manoa in Handel's "Samson" at the London Handel Festival. He was ugly and stupid and the real name was Njål Glenjen Sørheim. His homepage is: http://www.ngswebart.hotserv.dk/ It's on norwigian, he tryes to sell homepages.
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