Barbro Cítron

Soprano

"Barbro, sopran från Lund är en extraordinär ung artist, vars vokala och sceniska gestaltning redan berört många. Kännetecknande för stipendiatens konstnärskap är en vacker, nordiskt klingande vokal timbre och en stark scenisk närvaro. Med stipendiet vill vi möjliggöra denna unga konstnärs vidareutveckling av sitt instrument och sin konstnärlighet." Malmö Opera

"Barbro Cítron gör beundrandsvärda insatser i dessa inom hela operagenren såväl sceniskt som vokalt unikt stora och svåra barnroller." Tidsskriften opera

"Og den ganske unge, såre smukt syngende og med englevinger udstyrede sopran Barbro Citron, der har alt det, der skal til for overbevisende at ligne den store pige, Flora." Berlingske

"25-åriga Barbro Cítron imponerar som Flora." Sydsvenskan

Swedish lyric soprano Barbro Cítron was just awarded Skånes Kulturstipendium by Malmö Opera. Next season she will be part of Norrlandsoperans Opera Studio. She did her debut at The Royal Danish Opera with the role as Flora in Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the screw. In August 2025 she will be part of Ride!Sing!Repeat! with Copenhagen Opera Festival and Cenerentolla with Norrlands Operan.

"Barbro, sopran från Lund är en extraordinär ung artist, vars vokala och sceniska gestaltning redan berört många. Kännetecknande för stipendiatens konstnärskap är en vacker, nordiskt klingande vokal timbre och en stark scenisk närvaro. Med stipendiet vill vi möjliggöra denna unga konstnärs vidareutveckling av sitt instrument och sin konstnärlighet."

Malmö Opera

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Biography

Barbro Cítron just graduated from the Master's programme at The Royal Danish Opera Academy. Barbro studied her bachelor degree at The Royal Academy of Music and at Hochsüle für Musik in Weimar. She has studied with Tuva Semmingsen, Susanna Eken, Anne Margarethe Dahl and Michael Gehrke.

Barbro made her stage debut as the role as Flora in Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the screw, conducted by Robert Houssart and directed by Anthony Almeida at The Royal Danish Opera. During season 24/25 Barbro debuted in the role Tebaldo (Don Carlos) in a production at The royal Danish Opera, conducted by Jordan de Souza and directed by Davide Livermore as well as in the role Atalanta (Serse) in a production at The Royal Danish Opera, directed by Barbara Lluch with The Baroque Society. She also covered Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro) at the Royal Danish Opera as well as covered the role Augusta (Snösystern) at Malmö Operan. Season 2023/2024.

Most recently she did the role of Maria Bertram (Mansfield Park) by Jonathan Dove which was performed at the Royal Danish Opera together with The Royal Danish Opera Academy. With the Opera Academy she's also done role such as Yinold (Pelleas et Melisande), Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro), Sandman and Dew fairy (Hänsel und Gretel) at the Opera Academy. Moreover she's done extracts from Despina (Cosi fan tutte), Sophie (Werther) Zdenka (Arabella), Cendrillon and Ilia. .

During her studies Barbro has portrayed roles such as The Vixen(The cunning little vixen) as well as Amor (Orfeo ed Eurudice), directed by Noa Naamat. Alongside of her studies she has been a part of Søholm Opera Young Artist where she has done Pop-up Opera with the role Zerlina (Don Giovanni) directed by Anne Sofie Keller, ensemble in Pagliacci and singing ensemble and covering the role Amahl in Amahl and the night visitors both directed by Natascha Metherell.