American-Norwegian
tenor Bergsvein Toverud holds a master's degree from the Eastman School of
Music and a bachelor's degree from Furman University. He appeared as Romeo in
Gounod's Roméo et Juliette in Central City Opera's family production.As
part of Palm Beach Opera's Bailey Apprentice Artist program, Bergsvein Toverud
participates in numerous concerts and has performed several roles, including
Bardolpho in Verdi's Falstaff, in the company's first production of the
opera. He received an Encouragement Award from the George and Nora London
Foundation in 2023, as well as an Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan
Opera's Laffont Competition. He is also a finalist in the 2021 Friends of
Eastman Opera Aria Competition.Bergsvein
Toverud joins the Académie de l'Opéra national de Paris in September 2024.