{"id":3103,"date":"2025-05-29T21:52:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T21:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/?post_type=furman-update&#038;p=3103"},"modified":"2025-05-29T21:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T21:59:01","slug":"furman-alumnus-bergsvein-toverud-performs-with-paris-national-operas-academie","status":"publish","type":"furman-update","link":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/articles\/furman-alumnus-bergsvein-toverud-performs-with-paris-national-operas-academie\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman Alumnus Bergsvein Toverud Performs with Paris National Opera\u2019s Acad\u00e9mie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b><span style=\"color: #212121\">Paris, France \u2014<\/span><\/b><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">Furman University alumnus<\/span><\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"outlook-search-highlight\"><b><span style=\"color: #212121\">Bergsvein<\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b><span style=\"color: #212121\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #212121\">Toverud<\/span><\/b><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">(\u201819) recently took the stage with the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #212121\">Paris National Opera\u2019s Acad\u00e9mie<\/span><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">, performing the role of<\/span><\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #212121\">Gernando<\/span><\/b><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">in<\/span><\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #212121\">Joseph Haydn\u2019s <em>L\u2019Isola disabitata<\/em><\/span><\/b><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">from<\/span><\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #212121\">March 11\u201321, 2025<\/span><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: start\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">A native of Norway, Toverud earned his Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Furman, where he studied under voice faculty member<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b>Dr. Grant Knox<\/b><\/span>. Known for his expressive tenor voice and refined artistry, Toverud has quickly established himself as a rising talent in the European opera scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: start\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">Currently a member of the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.operadeparis.fr\/en\/academy\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paris Opera\u2019s prestigious Acad\u00e9mie<\/b><\/span><\/a>, Toverud continues to refine his craft through advanced training and performances alongside some of the most promising young artists in the operatic world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: start\"><span style=\"color: #212121\">Toverud\u2019s success on one of Europe\u2019s most revered operatic stages reflects Furman\u2019s strong tradition of nurturing emerging vocal artists and preparing them for international careers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3105 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/05\/Bergsvein-Toverud2-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"523\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/05\/Bergsvein-Toverud2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/05\/Bergsvein-Toverud2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/05\/Bergsvein-Toverud2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/05\/Bergsvein-Toverud2-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/05\/Bergsvein-Toverud2-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/05\/Bergsvein-Toverud2.jpg 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 523px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 523\/523;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris, France \u2014\u00a0Furman University alumnus\u00a0Bergsvein\u00a0Toverud\u00a0(\u201819) recently took the stage with the\u00a0Paris National Opera\u2019s Acad\u00e9mie, performing the role of\u00a0Gernando\u00a0in\u00a0Joseph Haydn\u2019s L\u2019Isola disabitata\u00a0from\u00a0March 11\u201321, 2025. A native of Norway, Toverud earned his Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Furman, where he studied under voice faculty member\u00a0Dr. Grant Knox. Known for his expressive tenor voice and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3104,"template":"","update-categories":[1324],"class_list":["post-3103","furman-update","type-furman-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","furman-update-category-alumni-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/3103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/furman-update"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/3103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3109,"href":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/3103\/revisions\/3109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"furman-update-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpressmu-1266771-5793343.cloudwaysapps.com\/academics\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update-categories?post=3103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}