Peter Kajlinger is one of the most sought after baritones in Scandinavia. Known for his outstanding stage presence as well as vocal technique at the operatic stage he is asked for by many of the directors of today.

Born on 2nd December 1964 in Stockholm Kajlinger´s road to opera was quite straightforward. Growing up in a home with musicians, a career in the arts was not something strange. However his acting was something he developed without encouragement from the family. He was accepted as a student at the College of Opera in Stockholm 1989. During his studies he had the opportunity to sing roles such as Moralés (Carmen) and Leporello (Don Giovanni) at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. Upon graduation 1992 he sang the role of Falstaff by Salieri at The Court Theatre of Drottningholm, Sweden

Further on he performed with Leporello and Figaro which brought him to the attention of Pamela Rosenberg, then casting director of Staatsoper Stuttgart. Rosenberg noticed the talent of Kajlinger and invited him to join the company.

   As a member of Staatsoper Stuttgart he sang more than twenty different roles directed by Kusej, Schaaf, Berghaus, Neuenfels, Breth, Wieler  among others. He was asked to sing the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro at GöteborgsOperan in Sweden 2000.

He became a freelance singer in 2003 and started off with a recital as well as Masetto (Don Giovanni), Michelotto (Die Gezeichneten), Antonio (Le Nozze di Figaro) at Staatsoper Stuttgart. 

  In 2006 Feldkircher Musikfestival commissioned the opera “The secret Agent” by Simon Wills, where Kajlinger created the main character, Verloc.

   In the year of 2007 he portrayed Amonasro (Aida) and the following year he performed at Oper der Stadt Bonn in Tjajkovskij´s Pique Dame as Major Domo.  Seeking development and knowledge he contacted Mr. Sherrill Milnes which led to his debut as Scarpia (Tosca) 2008, and Rigoletto 2009 at VärmlandsOperan, Sweden. In the summer of 2010 he sang Marcello (La Bohème) at Opera på Skäret in Sweden. In the year of 2012 he portrayed Dr. Treves in The Elephant Man at Norrlandsoperan. 2013 he made his first Tonio in I Pagliacci by Leoncavallo. His Bartolo (The barber of Seville) garnered praise in media 2014-2015 as well as Pizarro (Fidelio) in the triology directed by Tobias Kratzer. During the season of 2017-2018 he impersonated the Captain (Greek Passion) and Frank (Die Fledermaus) at Wermland Opera. In 2021 he sang the Emperor at Norrlandsoperan. 

"Peter Kajlinger has one of his generation's most beautiful baritone voices."

Mogens H Andersson,7 okt 2012, (Kulturbloggen.com)

"In The Barber is for example the old man's sick Doctor Bartolo so sympathetically portrayed by Peter Kajlinger (worth an own review) (...)"

Gunilla Brodrej, 10 nov 2014 (Expressen Kultur)

Orgon-Tartuffe (Norrlandsoperan) 2022

Kaiser Maxi- Des Kaisers neue Kleider (Norrlandsoperan) 2021

Mr. Budd- Albert Herring (Wermland Opera) 2019

Frank- Die Fledermaus (Wermland Opera) 2018

Captain- The Greek Passion (Wermland Opera) 2017

Monterone- Rigoletto (Norrlandsoperan) 2015

Pizarro- Fidelio (Wermland Opera) 2014

Bartolo- Le nozze di Figaro (Wermland Opera) 2014

Bartolo- Il barbiere di Siviglia (Wermland opera) 2014

Tonio- I Pagliacci (Estrad Norr) 2013

Scarpia- Tosca "Facsist Javisst" (Operarepubliken) 2012

Dr.Treves- The Elephant Man (Norrlandsoperan) 2012

The Father-Elisa (Estrad Norr) 2011

Marcello-La Bohème (Opera på Skäret) 2010

Rigoletto-Rigoletto (Wermland Opera) 2009

Scarpia- Tosca (Opera på Skäret) 2008

Zlatogor/Major Domo- Pique Dame (Oper Bonn) 2008

Mean Måns- Pelle Svanslös (Estrad Norr) 2007

Amonasro- Aida (Opera på Skäret) 2007

Charles Verloc- Secret Agent (Feldkirch Musikfestival) 2006

Don Carlo- La forza del Destino (Södertälje Operan) 2003

Masetto- Don Giovanni (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 2003

Michelotto- Die Gezeichneten (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 2002

Antonio- Le nozze di Figaro (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 2001

Arcos- Masaniello furioso (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 2001

Eustachio- I pazzi per progetto (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 2001

Taddeo- L´Italiana in Algeri (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 2000

Haly- L´Italiana in Algeri (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 2000

Bill- Mahagonny (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 2000

Marquis d´Obigny- La Traviata (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 2000

Figaro- Le nozze di Figaro (Göteborgs Operan) 2000

Major Domo- Pique dame (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 1999

Priester- Die Zauberflöte (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 1999

Fiorello- Il barbiere di Siviglia (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 1999

Fidel- Al gran sole (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 1998

Marullo- Rigoletto (Staatsoper Stutttgart) 1998

Figaro- Le nozze di Figaro (Confidencen) 1998

Mästerkatten- Puss´n Boots (Kungliga Operan) 1997

Grimbald/Sylvain- King Arthur (Staatsoper Stuttgart) 1996

William- The house of Usher (Malmö Opera) 1996

Alexander- Blod (Dramatiska Institutet) 1995

Leporello- Don Giovanni (Confidencen) 1995

Gusten- Hemsöborna (Folkoperan) 1994

Schaunard- La Bohème (VärmlandsOperan) 1994

Herr Fluth- Die lustige Weiber (WaxholmsOperan) 1993

Falstaff- Falstaff (Drottningholmsteatern) 1992

Dancairo- Carmen (Operahögskolan) 1992

Alidoro- La Cenerentola (Operahögskolan) 1992

Dr. Blind- Die Fledermaus (Operahögskolan) 1991

Buff- Der Schauspieldirektor (Confidencen) 1991

Papageno- Die Zauberflöte (Operahögskolan) 1990

Jupither- La Proserpine (Operahögskolan) 1990

Elviro- Xerxes (Operahögskolan) 1989

Moralés- Carmen (Kungliga Operan) 1989

Leporello- Don Giovanni (Kungliga Operan) 1989