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Fredrik Hagerberg is a 31-year-old operatic tenor from Malmö, Sweden. As a musician, Fredrik has a diverse background as a rock musician, composer, and pianist. He began his vocal training at S Sigfrid Folkhögskola and continued at Vadstena Folkhögskola. He later earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in classical singing from the Malmö Academy of Music.
During the autumn of 2025 and winter of 2026, he toured Sweden as Don Ramiro in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, in productions by both Malmö Opera and NorrlandsOperan, performing a total of 40 performances.
In the summer of 2026, Fredrik performed the leading role of Unge Anders in Vattnäs Konsertlada’s critically acclaimed production of Matthew Peterson’s newly written opera Emma och Anders Zorn. In the autumn of 2026, he will perform the role of Duane in NorrlandsOperan’s production of Missy Mazzoli’s The Galloping Cure. In spring 2027, he will return to Malmö Opera to perform one of the Armoured Men in Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
During his studies, Fredrik performed as a singer and actor in twelve opera productions, gaining extensive stage experience and developing a strong versatility as a performer. Among other engagements, he worked as a chorister in Ystad Opera’s Cavalleria Rusticana, Opera på Skäret’s Madama Butterfly, and Operafabriken’s Norma. In the spring of 2018, he appeared as an extra in Malmö Opera’s production of Rigoletto.
As a soloist, Fredrik has performed roles including Altoum in Turandot with Jönköping Sinfonietta, The Modern Man in the world premiere of Jonatan Sersam’s Tinget, Tamino in The Magic Flute with Suitcase Opera, and Olof af Acrel in Kammaropera Syd’s Casanova. He has also performed the role of Tamino with Strömstad Opera.
In the spring of 2024, Fredrik graduated from the Malmö Opera Academy, a master’s programme in opera jointly run by Malmö Academy of Music and Malmö Opera. During his time at the academy, he performed as a soloist in Malmö Opera’s season presentation tour, the operatic musical Vinteryra, and the operetta Maskerad.
Following his graduation, Fredrik has established himself as a versatile tenor soloist, working extensively throughout Sweden. He has performed as a soloist in Kammaropera Syd’s Gods and Goddesses and as Tamino in Strömstad Opera’s The Magic Flute. He also worked as an assistant director and performed the role of Death in Höör Summer Opera’s world premiere of Josef Zetterberg Phil’s Vita bron, which was highlighted on the 2024 Opus List.
In February 2025, Fredrik made his operatic debut at Malmö Opera as the Fourth Jew in Richard Strauss’s Salome. Later that year, he performed the role of Herman in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades with Kamraterna in Stockholm. During the autumn of 2025 and winter of 2026, he toured Sweden as Don Ramiro in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, in productions by both Malmö Opera and NorrlandsOperan, performing a total of 40 performances.
Fredrik has also performed numerous art song recitals and sacred concerts. He has sung solo parts in Boccherini’s Stabat Mater, Handel’s Messiah, Saint-Saëns’s Christmas Oratorio, and Mozart’s Requiem. Together with organist Josefin Sundström, he toured Skåne and Finland in 2024 with Edith, a concert programme supported by the Swedish Arts Council and the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland. Edith exclusively features newly composed art songs by Erik Valdemar Sköld, Håkan Carlsson, Andrea Juni Ek, and Fredrik himself.
Fredrik has studied voice under Sabina Zweiacker, Ellinor Fryklund, Lena Hoel, Britta Johansson, and Valentin Lundin. He has also taken private lessons and participated in masterclasses with, among others, Anna Larsson, Irene Theorin, Susanne Resmark, Sten Sjöstedt, Elisabet Strid, Joachim Bäckström, and Lars Arvidsson.
During his studies, Fredrik received scholarships from numerous organisations, including Lasse Löhndahl’s Vocal Scholarship, the Kempe Carlgren Foundation, the Carl Erik Levin Foundation, the AAA Foundation, the Stora Amarantherorden Cultural Scholarship, the Sandrews Foundation, the Helge Ax Johnson Foundation, the Lindeh Foundation, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music’s local scholarships, the Rabioka Foundation, the Opera Vänner i Ystad, the Kyrktornet Foundation, and the Uno Ebrelius Foundation.
