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date = "2017-11-25T09:42:00-05:00"
discipline = "Baritone"
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publishDate = "2017-11-25T09:42:00-05:00"
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slug = "bjorn-burger"
title = "Björn Bürger"
website = "http://www.bjoernbuerger.com/en/"
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Baritone Björn Bürger has been a member of the Ensemble of the Oper Frankfurt since 2013. In his first seasons with Frankfurt, he sang Harlekin in *Ariadne auf Naxos*, Bengtson in *Die Gespenstersonate*, Astolfo in *Orlando Furioso*, Papageno in *Die Zauberflöte* and Masetto in *Don Giovanni*, as well as the title role in Britten’s *Owen Wingrave*, Dandini in *La Cenerentola*, Masetto, Schaunard and Harlekin.
 
In 2015, Björn Bürger made his debut at the Opéra national de Paris as Papageno in Robert Carsen’s production of *Die Zauberflöte* and as Don Giovanni at the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo.
 
Last season he was to hear in Frankfurt as Conte Almaviva in *Le nozze di Figaro*, Frank and Fritz in *Die tote Stadt* as well as Don Bucefalo in *Le cantatrici villane*. He made also his debut as Figaro in *Il barbiere di Siviglia* at the Glyndebourne Festival, Falke in *die Fledermaus* in Munich (Dir K. Petrenko), Harlekin in *Ariadne auf Naxos* at Glyndebourne Festival, *Don Giovanni* and Pelleas at Frankfurt Opera House.
 
Current and next seasons include: Figaro in *Barbiere* at Semperoper Dresden, Falke in *Fledermaus* at Lausanne Opera, Wolfram in *Tannhäuser* in Amsterdam, Papageno in *the Magic Flute* at Glyndebourne festival, *Billy Budd* in Frankfurt, *Don Giovanni* and Conte (*Nozze di Figaro*) at La Monnaie Brussels...
 
Björn Bürger won the first price of the "Bundeswettbewerb Gesang 2012" (National Singing Competition) in Berlin. In 2013, he held first prizes of the "Emmerich-Smola Competition" and of the "Anneliese-Rothenberger Competition".
 
During his studies at the Frankfurt State Conservatory with Prof. Hedwig Fassbender, he sang Papageno in *Zauberflöte* and Osmin in *Zaide*. He debuted at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in Verdi's *Macbeth* in a production by Christoph Loy, conducted by Ingo Metzmacher. In the world premiere of Richard Wagner's *Eine Kapitulation* at the Festival of Young Artists in Bayreuth, he sang the main role of Victor Hugo. In addition, he sang Argante in Händel's *Rinaldo* at the Händel Festival in Karlsruhe.
