ABOUT

Education

Norwegian lyric tenor Martin Enger Holm was born in Oslo, Norway. He holds a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Arts from the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied with Neil Mackie and Richard Steele. During his time at the Academy, he received the prestigious Entrance Scholarship and was supported by the Josephine Baker Trust. He later continued his studies at the Norwegian National Opera Academy in Oslo, graduating in 2023.

Following his studies, Martin was engaged as an opera studio member at Landestheater Linz from 2023 to 2025, where he gained extensive stage experience in a wide range of repertoire, from Mozart and operetta to 20th-century and contemporary opera.

Operatic Career

Martin’s professional work has quickly developed across both Austria and Germany. At Landestheater Linz, his roles included Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Celidoro in Giuseppe Scarlatti’s I portentosi effetti della madre natura, Yang in Hans Gál’s Die heilige Ente, and Mosquito in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen, directed by Peter Konwitschny and conducted by Markus Poschner with the Bruckner Orchester Linz.

He has also appeared in several 20th-century and contemporary works, including Dr. Prunesquallor in Irmin Schmidt’s Gormenghast, The Minister in Ernst Toch’s Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse, Hase in the world premiere of Reinhard Febel’s Benjamin Button, and Cesare Braggi in the world premiere of Alois Bröder’s Die Reise.

Outside Landestheater Linz, Martin has appeared as Niklas in Emilie Mayer’s Die Fischerin with Sorbisches National-Ensemble in Bautzen, Boleslav Zagorsky in Joseph Beer’s Polnische Hochzeit at the Pramtaler Sommeroperette in Austria, and Ferrando in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at Stadttheater Bad Hall. OÖNachrichten described his interpretation of “Un’aura amorosa” as “a wonderfully intoned breeze of love”.

Earlier roles include Peter Fabricius in Benatzky’s Zur gold’nen Liebe, Belfiore in Mozart’s La finta giardiniera with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Fenton in Nicolai’s Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and Peter Quint and The Prologue in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw with the Norwegian National Opera Academy.

From the 2026/27 season, Martin joins the ensemble of Theater Regensburg. His first season includes Der Hirte in Karol Szymanowski’s Król Roger.

Concert Repertoire

As a concert soloist, Martin has performed major works including Bach’s Johannes-Passion and Christmas Cantatas, Händel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s Nelson Mass, Graun’s Der Tod Jesu and Mendelssohn’s Elijah.

He has appeared with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in Ludvig Irgens-Jensen’s Japanischer Frühling and was featured as guest soloist in Asmik Grigorian’s Gala Concert at Landestheater Linz with the Bruckner Orchester Linz. His recital repertoire spans a broad range of styles and languages, including Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin and Vaughan Williams’ Songs of Travel.

Creative Projects

Alongside his operatic and concert career, Martin has developed several independent artistic projects together with his brother, tenor Henrik Enger Holm. Since 2010, the brothers have presented annual summer and Christmas concert series throughout Norway, combining opera, art song, operetta, Nordic repertoire and popular seasonal music.

Their projects have included collaborations with artists such as Solveig Kringelborn, Toralv Maurstad, Catharina Chen and the Norwegian Girls Choir. Their summer concerts continue to attract audiences in Oslo, while their Christmas productions have toured extensively throughout Norway.