This is a list of operatic sopranos and mezzo-sopranos who were born in Norway or whose work is closely associated with that country.
This is a list of operatic sopranos and mezzo-sopranos who were born in Norway or whose work is closely associated with that country.
Ingrid Kristine Bjoner Pierpoint was a Norwegian soprano who had an international opera career between 1956 and 1990. She was particularly celebrated for her portrayal of Wagnerian heroines and for her performances in operas by Richard Strauss. In addition to performing in operas, Bjoner was an active concert soloist and recital performer throughout her career.
Torhild Staahlen was a Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano who was employed at Norwegian National Opera from 1967 to 1969 and from 1971 to 2000. She had her solo debut as Suzuki in Madam Butterfly with The Norwegian National Opera in Oslo in 1971.
Events in the year 1895 in Norway.
Eva Prytz was a Norwegian opera soprano.
Caroline "Bokken" Lasson was a Norwegian concert and cabaret singer. She is known for starting the Oslo cabaret Chat Noir in 1912, and also for introducing the children's song "Tuppen og Lillemor" to the Norwegian public.
Eva Helene Nansen was a celebrated Norwegian mezzo-soprano singer. She was also a pioneer of women's skiing.
Randi Heide Steen was a Norwegian soprano singer.
Arne Olav Weiglin Hendriksen was a Norwegian-Swedish ceramic artist and opera singer (tenor).
Alf Thorvald Hurum was a Norwegian composer and painter.
Karen-Marie Flagstad was a Norwegian soprano opera singer.
Beate Asserson Saxlund was a Norwegian mezzo-soprano opera singer.
The Opera Comique was Norway's first permanent opera company. The company operated at Stortingsgata no. 16 and existed from 1918 to 1921.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1987 in Norwegian music.
Magna Elvine Lykseth-Skogman, also known as Magna Lykseth-Schjerven, was a Norwegian-born Swedish operatic soprano. After making her début at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1901 as Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, she was engaged there until 1918 becoming the company's prima donna. She performed leading roles in a wide range of operas but is remembered in particular for her Wagnerian interpretations, creating Brünnhilde in the Swedish premières of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, and Isolde in 1909. Considered to be one of the most outstanding Swedish opera singers of her generation, she was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal in 1907 and became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1912.
Anna Katarina Bartels née Fernquist (1869–1950) was a Swedish operatic soprano. She made her debut at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1897 in the title role of Friedrich von Flotow's Martha. Engaged by the company for the next 20 years, she gained popularity as a soubrette and coloratura soprano but later turned increasingly to mezzo-soprano roles. In 1923, she was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal.
Sara Wilhelmine Holmboe-Schenström, also known by the stage name Wilhelmine L'Hombino was a Norwegian mezzo-soprano concert singer who later sang in opera. She has been described by opera historian Maud Hurum as one of the first women in the country to gain international recognition for her singing, alongside Karen Holmsen and Gina Oselio. After appearing in a concert in Oslo in 1872, she gave recitals in Germany, France, England and Scandinavia. She went on to perform in operas in Sweden and in continental Europe, including a three-year engagement in Italy. After her marriage in 1880, she became a voice teacher in Oslo and Sweden.
