Mikael Horned
BARITONE
ABOUT MIKAEL
Swedish baritone Mikael Horned, born in Linköping, is an emerging artist active on major Scandinavian stages, including the Royal Swedish Opera. Recent and forthcoming engagements include Barone Douphol (La traviata) for Bergen Nasjonale Opera, Achilles (Giulio Cesare) and Dancairo (Carmen) for the Royal Swedish Opera, Marcello (La bohème) for Theater für Niedersachsen, Antenor (Dardanus) for Confidencen Opera & Music Festival, and Schaunard (La bohème) at the Royal Swedish Opera.
Further recent appearances include Antonio (Le nozze di Figaro), Zaretsky (Eugene Onegin), and Lesbo (Agrippina) at Drottningholm, alongside Ann Hallenberg. In 2019 he received critical acclaim for Pluto in Telemann’s Orpheus at Vadstena-Akademien.
Horned graduated from the University College of Opera in Stockholm in 2020 and is a recipient of multiple Swedish foundations’ scholarships. He holds a BFA in Chamber Music from Mälardalen University.
📍Mikael is based in Stockholm, Sweden
CONTACT
Stephen Svanholm
Artist Manager
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REPRESENTATION
General Management with Svanholm Artists
Current Highlights
March 2025
Royal Swedish Opera / Unga Operan
Achilla / Giulio Cesare / Händel
August 2025
Opera på Österbybruk
Albert / Werther / Massenet
February 2026
Bergen Nasjonale Opera
Barone Douphol / La Traviata / Verdi
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Anténor / Dardanus / Rameau
Confidencen, Stockholm
“Mikael Horned as Anténor, Dardanus's unfortunate rival, has one of the most magnificent voices among younger baritones, that we want to hear much more of.”
Erik Graune / Tidskriften Opera / 2023
Pluto / Orpheus / Telemann
Vadstena Academy
“Mikael Horned as Pluto is very sure-footed on stage and seem to handle everything from Wagner to Italian buffa.”
Skånska dagbladet