Acclaimed for his comic talent and strong presence on stage combined with a beautiful and solid voice, young Norwegian baritone Leif Jone Ølberg has been a regular guest at the Royal Danish Opera and the Danish National Opera the last years. There he has performed roles including Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Onegin in Eugene Onegin, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Escamillo in Carmen, Marullo in Rigoletto, Schaunard in La Bohème and Bello in La Fanciulla del West.  He also performed the role of Tadeusz in the Scandinavian premiere of Weinberg’s Holocost opera Die Passagierin. In that particular opera he also demonstrated he is an accomplished violinst, playing himself, on stage, the advanced beginning from Chaconne – Partita nr.2 by Bach, composed into the opera by Weinberg to be played by the character of Tadeusz. In 2021 he sang the role of Reverent Jones in the Kenyan opera Nyanga – Runaway mother at Kenya National Teatre, and he continues to be involved in teaching young opera singers in Kenya.

Leif Jone is also an experienced oratorio soloist and lieder singer, and regularly goes on tour with his dad at the piano.