Cecilia Lund Tomter is a Norwegian mezzo-soprano from Oslo. She was born into a family of musicians and after many years of following in her parents’ footsteps playing the violin, she discovered singing and the world of opera. She has since nurtured a passion for performances in operas, concerts and recitals. Most notably making her operatic debut at the Royal Opera of Copenhagen in John Fulljames’ highly acclaimed and award-winning production of Die Walküre.
In the 2025/26 season, Cecilia will make her debut at the Norwegian Opera and Ballett as Dritte dame in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. She will also debut Emilia in Verdis Otello at Helsingör Chamber opera and she will sing the solo of Mahler 2th with Nordfjordeid Opera led by conductor Michael Pavelic.
The summer of 2024 Cecilia continued her path with Wagner and made her debut as Fricka in Das Rheingold in Bergen National Opera‘s Opera by the Fjord. For her performance she was awarded the Rieber talent prize for young singers. Later the same summer Cecilia was one of only four chosen participants at the Bayreuth Festspiele Masterclass, this year lead by the legendary Waltraud Meier, where she performed excerpts of the roles Brangäne and Fricka at Wagners house Villa Wahnfried.
In 2023 she enrolled in the Royal Danish Theaters Young Artist Program, where she has performed in several main stage productions. Most recently he appeared as Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro to great critical acclaim. Other roles include Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Zelatrice in Sour Angelica and Third Lady in Barry Kosky’s iconic Die Zauberflöte production.
Cecilia started her studies with a bachelor’s degree from the Norwegian Academy of Music, during which she spent a year at MDW in Vienna studying under the tutelage of Claudia Visca. Her Masters of Opera she got from the Royal Danish Academy of Music where she studied with teachers like Anne Margrethe Dahl and Marianne Rørholm as well as the legendary voice pedagogue Susanna Eken. During her studies, Cecilia also worked in the Norwegian soloist choir, touring around the world and taking part in several CD-recordings.
Cecilia has also enjoyed success in competitions, and in the summer of 2025, she reached both the finals out of 800 applicants in the Belvedere Competition and got 3rd price in the Elizabeth Connell competition in London. She has also reached the final of yet another competition and will perform at the Hjördis Schymberg award finale in Tonhallen, Sundsvall with Nordiska Kammarorkestern led by conductor Fredrick Burstedt.
