Danish opera tenor Jacob Skov Andersen (b. 1990) was born and raised in Copenhagen. His musical career started at the young age of 9 when he was admitted to the singing school Sankt Annæ Gymnasium. Consequently, several years as a boy singer followed in the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, which cemented his interest in singing and music.

 

In the summer of 2022 he graduated from Royal Danish Theater’s new and prestigious 2-year Young Artist Program, where he already has had a big success on singing various leading parts including Pierre in 'Intet' by D. Bruce, for which he was awarded the Reumert prize award as ‘Singer of the year 2021’. He studied with singing teacher and principal Anne Margrethe Dahl, and has as well studied privately with the internationally recognized tenor Reinaldo Macias and former professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama Susan McCulloch.

 

From the season of 2022/23 Jacob has been a member af the solist-ensemble at the Royal Danish Theater, where he has sung roles as of Kudriash in ‘Katja Kabanova’, Alfredo in ‘La Traviata’ and Ferrando in ‘Cosi fan Tutte’, Lenskij in Tjaikovkijs ’Eugene Onegin’ and Tamino in ’Die Zauberflöte’. Future roles includes amongst others Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and David in 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'.

 

Jacob Skov Andersen has already sung several substantial roles on the Danish opera scene: In the summer of 2021 he made a critically acclaimed debut as Pinkerton in 'Madame Butterfly' at Operaen i Svendborg. In February 2020 as Leander in C. Nielsen’s 'Maskarade' with Helsingør Chamber Opera, and in August 2019 he had his debut as Rodolfo in G. Puccini’s beloved masterpiece ‘La Boheme’ at Copenhagen Opera Festival 19’, which he sang again in december 2023 at Helsingør Chamber Opera.

 

He also regularly performs as a soloist in opera concerts and oratorios, and he has among others sung the tenor part in: Verdi Requiem with Opera Nordfjord, Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9 with Danmarks Underholdningsorkester, Schubert’s ´Mass no. 6’ with CPH Phil, Rossini's ‘Petit Messe Solenelle’ with Ensemble Storstrøm, in Mozart's ‘Requiem’ with both the Royal Danich Orchestra and CPH Phil, in Haydn's ‘Stabat Mater’ and several times in Händel's ‘Messiah’. Furthermore, Jacob has sung concerts with Malmö Symfony Orchestra, Odense Symfony Orchestra and Livgardens musikkorps.

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