Håkan Vramsmo

Born in Sweden, Håkan Vramsmo won a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 1999, having previously studied in Sweden, Amsterdam, France and Germany. He graduated in 2001 with distinction and immediately went on to sing at the opening night of the BBC Proms in Vaughan Williams's A Serenade to Music.

During his studies Håkan took a great interest in song repertoire, winning top prizes at major international competitions including second prize at both the Wigmore Hall and Stuttgart International Lieder Competitions in 1999 and 2001.

Håkan has performed extensively on the concert platform, over the last year returning to the Wigmore Hall (with Iain Burnside) and giving debut concerts at Bridgewater Hall, the Aldeburgh, Bath and Newbury Spring Festivals. He also appeared with the Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra, recorded for BBC Radio 3 and Stockholm Radio and gave concerts in Dublin, Sweden, Denmark and France. Future plans include a recital with Roger Vignoles in Santiago de Compostela and concerts with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.

During 2005 Håkan covers the role of Papageno in Glyndebourne Festival Opera's production of The Magic Flute and sings the role of Valentin in Opera Omnibus's production of Gounod's Faust. Previous operatic work has included The Count with the Opera Company Ideefixe in their production of The Marriage of Figaro in Paris, Nantes, Cheverny, Strasbourg and Brugge, the title role of Don Giovanni with English Touring Opera and the role of Tarquinius in the European Opera Centre's production of Britten's Rape of Lucretia.