Ellinor Olmarken, coloratura soprano

Ellinor Olmarken is a Swedish coloratura soprano known for her effortless command of the upper register and the vocal agility she brings to roles like the Queen of the Night, paired with a natural sense for dramatic expression across opera, concert, and oratorio.

Her musical journey began at Adolf Fredriks music classes and in the children's choir of the Royal Swedish Opera. She went on to study jazz vocals throughout upper secondary school, before turning to classical singing. She completed her bachelor's degree in opera at Stockholm University of the Arts in the spring of 2025 and is currently studying at ONO, Norrlandsoperan's talent program. After upper secondary school, she also trained at Calle Flygare Theatre School and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she honed her acting skills through the Meisner and Chekhov methods.

On stage she has sung Queen of the Night and First Lady in Die Zauberflöte by Mozart at Strömstadoperan, and appeared in Herr Arnes Penningar by Peter Nordahl and Sara Bergmark Elfgren at Folkoperan, a season of 40 performances during the same period. This autumn she will sing Fru Nordström in Sondheim's A Little Night Music at Norrlandsoperan. Other roles in her repertoire include Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Clorinda in Cenerentola, Amina in La Sonnambula, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw.

Ellinor is an active concert and oratorio singer and has performed solo parts in works such as Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate, Missa in D Major and Popoli di Tessaglia; Pergolesi's Stabat Mater; Fauré's Requiem; Mendelssohn's Hear my prayer and Wie der Hirsch schreit; Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb; and Strauss's Mädchenblumen.

Ellinor has received local scholarships from the Royal Music Academy (E. Johnson Fund, Krasse/Linde Buchman) and the Tobison Family Scholarship Fund.