Niklas Tamm

Niklas Tamm is an accomplished Swedish conductor with a dedicated focus on opera, vocal repertoire, and symphonic literature. As Artistic Director and Music Director of the Opera på Österbybruk summer opera festival since 2019, he has led full productions including the Swedish premiere of Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Massenet's Werther, Dvořák's Rusalka, Bizet's Carmen, Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona, Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

His opera experience encompasses engagements as Guest Conductor and Chorus Master at Stockholm Folk Opera, Assistant Conductor at Norrlandsoperan, Royal Stockholm Opera and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic as well as guest conducting opera productions at Malmö Music Academy, Stockholm University of the Arts and Höga Kusten Opera festival

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He has assisted conductors such Detroit Opera Chief Conductor Roberto Kalb, former Chief conductor of the Royak Swedish Opera Lawrences Renes  and Tobias Ringborg. Deeply committed to pedagogy and artistic growth, he has worked with young singers at the Opera Studio, as well as leading multiple projects with youth ensembles such as the Stockholm Youth Symphony Orchestra (SUSO), the STORK fall break orchestra and the symphony orchestra at Södra Latin High School.

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With a strong background  both as a violinist and violist, and as a specialist in vocal coaching, repetiteur work, and lyric diction across German, French, Italian, and Slavic languages, Niklas possesses a strong holistic understanding of both orchestra and the voice.