Born in Odda, Norway, lyric baritone Ørjan Hartveit trained with Omar Ebrahim and Eugene Asti at Trinity College of Music, London, where he graduated in 2005 with First Class Honours. Subsequently, he appeared in master classes with Elly Ameling, Graham Johnson, Malcolm Martineau and Roger Vignoles.
Although sought after for his interpretations of the songs of Edvard Grieg and Halfdan Kjerulf, Ørjan Hartveit is equally at home with mélodies and lieder, which has taken him to recital venues in Bergen, Bloomington (Indiana), Hamburg, London, New York and Prague in collaboration with accompanists such as Eugene Asti, Daniela Candillari and Tarek al-Shubbak.
Concert performances include Bach Magnificat and St John Passion; Berlioz L’enfance du Christ, Britten Rejoice in the Lamb; Charpentier Te Deum; Händel Messiah; Haydn Missa in tempore belli and The Creation; Mozart Coronation Mass; Schubert Mass in Ax Major, Stravinsky Mass and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs. Roles include Count Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro) for St John’s Opera Company (Maidenhead); Lakai and Haushofmeister (Ariadne auf Naxos) with Ensemble du Monde (New York) and Raguel’s Men (Jonathan Dove: Tobias and the Angel) for English Touring Opera.
Ørjan Hartveit is a recipient of several awards, including the Cyril Cork Prize (2003) for "outstanding performance" and the TCM Silver Medal (2005).
