synne vinje

The Norwegian soprano Synne Vinje received her education from the Stockholm University of the Arts’ Opera department and the Norwegian Academy of Music. During the coarse of her studies, she made exchanges to the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and to the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius, and she was an intern at the Royal Swedish Opera.

In the fall of 2020, Synne made her professional debut at he Royal Swedish Opera House with a jump-in as Paggio in a revival of the same production: Rigoletto by Guiseppe Verdi. The production was directed by Sophia Jupither and conducted by Vincenzo Milletarì / Daniela Musca.

Synne’s current vocal teachers and mentors are Royal Court Singer Lena Nordin & Royal Court Singer Karl-Magnus Fredriksson.

In the summer of 2022 Synne made her role debut as the Foreign Princess in Rusalka by Dvorák at Österbybruk Summer Opera Festival and as Musetta in Puccini’s La Bohème at Dalafloda Operafest. She’s been a soloist on stages such as Stockholm Concert House, the Royal Academy of Music (Musikaliska), Ulriksdal Castle Theatre, Gripsholm Castle, Gripsnäs Castle, Oslo Cathedral and Gamle Logen. In the season of 2023/24, Synne made her debut as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss in Vattnäs Konsertlada’s winter production and as Silvia in Zanetto by Mascagni in Kokkola Opera Festival, Finland. Summer 2024 Synne will sing her first Cio-Cio San in Puccini’s  Madama Butterfly in Roslagen’s Summer Opera - Opera at Österbybruk.

Synne frequents as a soprano soloist in oratorio and concert repertoire such as Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Buxtehude’s Cantata, Haydn’s Kleine Orgelmesse and Mozart’s Requiem. Autumn 2024, she will make her debut as soprano soloist in God in Disguise by Lars-Erik Larsson in Tyresö, Stockholm. On her list of lieder repertoire are cycles such as Edvard Grieg’s Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), 12 melodier til dikt av A. O. Vinje and Peer Gynt and she has a wide span of lieder repertoire by composers such as R. Strauss, Rachmaninoff, Sibelius, Débussy, Schubert, Schumann, Peterson-Berger, Nystroem, Wolf and Brahms.

Synne graduated from her Master studies by performing as the title role in Puccini’s Suor Angelica in Gävle Theatre. During her Master’s Degree she studied Tatiana from Tchaikovskij’s opera Eugene Onegin, and performed her “Letter Scene” as the other part of her graduation. Synne’s Bachelor’s Degree was completed with a  shortened production of La Bohème by Puccini, where Synne performed as Mimì. During her studies at SKH Opera, Ulrika Tenstam was her principal voice teacher.

Over the years, Synne has been fortunate to be instructed by many skilled artists such as Richard Hetherington, Asmik Grigorian, Bo Skovhus, Barbara Bonney and Susanna Eken, and conductors like Tobias Ringborg and Sesto Quatrini as well as directors Sofia Jupither, Wilhelm Carlsson and Jacopo Spirei.

Synne has received both Norwegian and Swedish scholarships, encouraging her development as an artist:
The Royal Swedish Musical Academy - the Ekström Fund (2021), Familjen Gustaf Tobisons Stipendiefond (2021), Stiftelsen den 25 juli 1988 Foundation (2021), Bærum Municipality Cultural Scholarship (2021), Royal Swedish Academy of Music Local Scholarship (2020), Ingerid, Synnøve and Elias Fegersten’s Foundation (2020), Skipsreder Tom Wilhelmsens Foundation (2019), Sine Butenschøns Fond (2018), Kulturskolerådet og Norsk Tippings Drømmestipend (2011), Bærum Music and Cultural School scholarship (2010).