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Njål Sparbo is one of Norway’s most active and versatile singers.
He has been awarded the Kirsten Flagstad’s prize, Ingrid Bjoner’s prize and is currently a fellow researcher at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts with the theme: ”Singing on the stage - with a psychophysical approach”.

He has had more than 150 Lieder recitals together with Norway's leading pianists. His recordings of "Grieg & Schubert: Songs", and Schubert’s "Winterreise", have been highly praised, and the first volume of a CD-anthology of Norwegian songs has been released: ”Norge, mitt Norge!” Sparbo performed all of Edvard Grieg’s 172 songs in a series of 7 concerts in Bergen in conjunction with Grieg's 100th year commemoration and received the Grieg prize for his commitment in 2009.

Njål Sparbo is a merited oratorio singer with more than 50 major oratorios on his repertoire, and he has sung leading parts in numerous opera productions.
He is an advocate of contemporary music and has sung numerous world premiere performances of Norwegian composers, including 10 contemporary opera productions. Sparbo’s solo engagements include all the major Norwegian choirs and orchestras, The Norwegian National Opera, and venues all over Europe, including Russia, USA and Japan.

Sparbo performs regularly at festivals and on television/radio, and has appeared on 30 CD recordings.
Among his performances abroad are Mahler’s ”Lieder eines fahrendes Gesellen” with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in London, Bach’s ”Christmas Oratorio” with the Drotningholm's Baroque Orchestra in Uppsala and Rossini’s ”Petite Messe Sollenelle” in Köln Philharmonie, Kverno's "St. Matthew passion" in New York and Saul in Handel's "Saul" at the London Handel Festival.

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