Sofie Jensen’s rich lyric voice, brilliant musicianship and captivating stage presence have placed her at the forefront of the younger generation of Scandinavian singers.
Her upcoming engagements include New Years concerts with Ensemble Midtvest and Phillip Faber in 2026.
During the 2024/25 season Sofie have made role debuts at the Royal Danish Opera, with Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro) and Eva (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), which follow outstanding reviews in the past two seasons for Tatyana (Eugene Onegin), Marguerite (Faust), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Mimi (La Boheme) at the same theatre.
Earlier seasons at the company have included Vixen (Cunning Little Vixen), Fiordiligi (Cosi fan Tutte), Micaëla (Carmen), Gilda (Rigoletto) and Juliette (Roméo et Juliette), as well as concert performances in Denmark of Gretel (Hansel und Gretel) and Valencienne (The Merry Widow).
A brilliant interpreter of new music and works of the 20th century, Jensen premiered the role of Gerda in Hans Abrahamsen’s Snow Queen for the Royal Danish Opera and the Bayerische Staatsoper and has performed Abrahamsen’s Let me Tell You in both concert and television broadcast. She performed the Maid in Thomas Adès’ Powder her Face and Beatriz in his The Exterminating Angel.
In addition to the Bayerische Staatsoper, Jensen’s recent travels include Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus) at the Konzert Theater Bern, and concerts with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Gorecki’s 3rd Symphony and at the Kirsten Flagstad festival. She appears throughout Scandinavia performing the major oratorios of Bach, Händel, Mozart and Haydn. As an active song performer, this season she is part of the Scandinavian premiere of Songfest by Bernstein with the Copenhagen Philharmonic, and maintains and active recital schedule, with yearly concerts at the Copenhagen Opera Festival and contributions to the recording project of the complete songs of Peter Heise.
Jensen is a winner of the Junior Sonning prize, a recipient of the Danish Culture Minister’s award, and was recently made a Knight of the Order of Dannebrog.
Eugene Onegin, Royal Danish Opera, 2023
Tatyana is exceptionally well drawn in a role debut from house singer Sofie Elkjær Jensen – back from maternity leave and only getting better, vocally and dramatically. Her head stuck in a novel until Onegin appears, she is the picture of youthful innocence in whom Romantic ideals are simmering unchecked. In the letter scene, Pelly’s giant tabletop folds upwards as if to encase her within the pages of a book. Unhappily married in Act III, she has retreated into literature once more but is now using it to nurture newfound dignity and reserve. Onegin rips a novel from her hands, throws it to the floor and kisses her desperately. Fiction has become real life. It is a moment of colossal dramatic power. …A fine company achievement and a rare endorsement of the ensemble system, with Jensen’s versatility, sensitivity and quality right at the top of it.
– Andrew Mellor, gramophone.co.uk
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin at Royal Danish Opera | Live Review | Gramophone
Sofie Elkjær Jensen alone is worth a trip to the Opera. I bet the composer (Mozart, red) would have had a crush on her.
– Berlingske Tidende
Sofie Elkjær Jensen lightend up the stage as Musetta.
– Klassisk
Sofie Elkjær Jensen sings Musetta with a beautiful voice, wonderful comic sense, especially in the scenes regarding love’s always teasing nature.
– Berlingske Tidende
The ultimative experience in Le Nozze di Figaro must be Sofie Elkjær Jensen, who is developing her voice season after season, and already now must be considered one of our generations sparkling stars.
– sceneblog
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