ENO1920 Madam Butterfly: George von Bergen

George von Bergen

Baritone

George von Bergen studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the National Opera Studio, going on to win the Royal Overseas League singing competition. He is a former ENO Harewood Artist.

Currently for ENO: Sharpless Madam Butterfly (selected dates)

Previously for ENO: Marcello/Schaunard La bohème, Zurga Pearl Fishers, Sharpless, Obstinate/Herald/Lord Hate-Good Pilgrim’s Progress.

Career Highlights

Notable engagements elsewhere: Renato Un ballo in maschera, Count Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro, Ford Falstaff, Ostasio Francesca da Rimini, Belcore L’elisir d’amore (Opera Holland Park); Enrico Lucia di Lammermoor (Danish National Opera); Ned Keene Peter Grimes (La Scala); title role in Thomas’ Hamlet (Croatian National Theatre); Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music (BBC Proms); Demetrius A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Garsington Opera, Longborough); Beaumarchais in the award-winning European premiere of Ghosts of Versailles (Wexford Opera).

Last updated: 29th January 2020