He had sung a lot throughout his school days, but after graduating he chose to become a ship chef.
After a period over the pots, he went ashore with the thought of reading Greek and Latin.
But sister Susanne enticed the young Waage to take an entrance exam at the Jutland Conservatory of Music. And thus his future path was laid.
He made his debut as one of the armor-clad men in the Jutland Opera’s production of “The Magic Flute” in 1968, while still attending the conservatory.
His career was seriously kick-started when Waage set course for Theater Lübeck, where he was hired after two years of probation.
However, Lars Waage returned home to Denmark again, where he was permanently employed at the Jutland Opera. Here he has had a host of opera parties.
Among other things, he sang baritone in his rendition of Kurvenal in “Tristan and Isolde” and Wotan in “Ring of the Nibelung”.
By chance, he started teaching. Something he first found challenging, but came to like. He has previously told Fyens Stiftstidende.
– I was otherwise opposed when Ulrik Cold (former singer and opera director at the Royal Opera and lecturer at the Funen Music Conservatory, ed.) Asked me to be a substitute while touring in Australia.
– I had less than no idea about teaching, but I had just attended a seminar with a fantastic American singing educator, so it ended up that I passed on what I had learned from him, Lars Waage has said.
Over time, teaching also filled more and more for the opera singer, who taught until 2011 at conservatories around the country.
In addition to his teaching job, Lars Waage was artistic director of the Funen Opera from 1996-2007.
Here, in 2008, he founded the Lars Waage Prize, which is awarded to younger singers who have given a special performance in an opera performance at the Funen Opera.
He is married to actor Kit Eichler.
Source: The Nordic Page