Mezzo-soprano Mathilda Bryngelsson was born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden. Growing up, she played the flute, but in her early 20s, she turned her efforts toward singing opera.
Mathilda received her bachelor's degree in Opera Performance from the University College of Opera in Stockholm in 2019. The same year she appeared as Medoro in a new adaptation of Händel’s Orlando with Stockholm Royal Opera/Young at the Opera at Confidencen in Stockholm.
During 2023/24 Mathilda debuted the roles of Dido (Dido & Aeneas) at Opera på Österbybruk, Una Converse (Suor Angelica) at Copenhagen Opera Festival, and Fekluša (Káťa Kabanová) at Bergen National Opera. She also covered the role of the Reindeer (Flurry Tales) at Malmö Opera and sang Clotilde in Opera på Skäret’s summer production of Norma.
Her recent and future engagements include Clotilde in Opera på Skäret’s 2024 production of Norma and returning to Malmö Opera in the role of Herodias’ Page (Salome) in the season of 2024/25.
Some of Mathilda’s other performed roles include Cherubino and Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro), Mercedes (Carmen), La Frugola (Il tabarro), La Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi) and Konchakovna (Prince Igor).
In 2025 Mathilda is returning to Malmö Opera in the role of Herodias’ Page (Salome). She will also perform Suzuki (Madama Butterfly) at Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern in Germany.
Apart from the operatic repertoire, Mathilda has an extensive experience as an oratorio soloist, having performed a majority of the standard repertoire, throughout the south of Sweden.
Mathilda has been the recipient of many notable scholarships and awards. A selection of these includes The Swedish Royal Academy of Music’s national scholarships at five occasions between 2019-2024, the first prize in the singing competition OVIS-Rösten 2021, the highly prestigious Giresta Scholarship from Anders Wall’s Foundation 2022, and the 3rd prize in the Willhelm Stenhammar International Singing Competition 2024.
