Jesper Tydén
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Biography
Jesper Tydén was born in Stockholm in 1975. He received his musical training at the theater and opera school in Gothenburg. During his singing studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Jesper was hired by Eric Ericsson Chamber Choir and performed in the Swedish Radio Chorus. In May 2005 he released a single "Let it ride"& "How could I". In 2006, he founded The Drunken Sailors, a rock band, with Henrik Westerberg.During Summer 2010, Jesper played the role Toby in the German language tour of Sweeney Todd.
During August 2010, Jesper performed alongside other European theater artists in the Best of Musical Gala tour.
In October 2010, Jesper will reprise his role as Tutanchamun in the Cairo/Alexandria revival.
Stage Work
- Der Glöckner von Notre DameDer Glöckner von Notre DameDer Glöckner von Notre Dame is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and book by James Lapine...
(Berlin) - Phoebus (1999) - Elisabeth (Essen) - Rudolf/understudy der Tod (2001/2001)
- Miss SaigonMiss SaigonMiss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover...
- (St. Gallen) Chris (2003/2004) - West Side StoryWest Side StoryWest Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
- (Bregenz) Tony (2003/2004) - ElisabethElisabeth (musical)Elisabeth is a Viennese, German-language musical commissioned by the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien , with book/lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Sylvester Levay. It portrays the life and death of the Empress consort of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I...
(Vienna) - Rudolf/understudy der Tod (2003–2004) - Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
- (Essen, Berlin) Jesus (2004) - Dracula, the MusicalDracula, The MusicalDracula, the Musical is a musical based on the original Victorian novel by Bram Stoker. The score is by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton....
(St. Gallen) - Jonathan Harker (2005) - Robin Hood (Bremen, München) - Robin Hood (2005/2006)
- Les MisérablesLes Misérables (musical)Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
- (St. Gallen) Marius (2006–2007) - Dracula, the MusicalDracula, The MusicalDracula, the Musical is a musical based on the original Victorian novel by Bram Stoker. The score is by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton....
(Graz) - Jonathan Harker (2007) - Les MisérablesLes Misérables (musical)Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
- (Graz) Marius (2007–2008) - Tutanchamun - Das Musical - Tutanchamun (2008)
- La belle bizarre du Moulin Rouge (Touring D,A,Ch) - Armand (2008–2009)
- Les MisérablesLes Misérables (musical)Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
- (Klagenfurt) Marius (2009) - Sweeney ToddSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet StreetSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1936 British film produced and directed by George King.-Plot:The film features Tod Slaughter in one of his most famous roles as barber Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd was wrongly sentenced to life in prison. After his release 15 years later, he begins...
(Klagenfurt) - Toby (2009) - Tutanchamun - Das Musical - (Cairo) Tutanchamun (2010)
Cast Recordings
- Tutanchamun - Das Musical - Tutanchamun (2008)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (English Demo) - Albert (2008)
- Robin Hood (Bremen) - Robin Hood (2005/2006)
- Dracula, the MusicalDracula, The MusicalDracula, the Musical is a musical based on the original Victorian novel by Bram Stoker. The score is by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton....
(Graz) - Jonathan Harker (2007) - La belle bizarre du Moulin Rouge (Touring) - Armand (2008–2009)
- Tutanchamun - Das Musical - Tutanchamun (2010) (October/November 2010)
Studio Albums
- How Could I (Single)
- Let It Ride (Single)
- The Drunken Sailors (with Henrik Westerberg)