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Hovsångare
The titles Hovsångare (, literally "Court Singer") for men and Hovsångerska () for women are awarded by the Swedish monarch to a singer (usually an opera singer) who, by their vocal art, has contributed to the international standing of Swedish singing. The formal title was introduced by King Gustav III of Sweden in 1773, with the first recipients being Elisabeth Olin and Carl Stenborg. The position as such, however, dates back to the 17th century, when Anne Chabanceau de La Barre and Joseph Chabanceau de La Barre were singers at the court of Queen Christina of Sweden. Named 21st century * 2021: Ann Hallenberg, John Lundgren * 2018: Malin Byström, Katarina Karnéus, Daniel Johansson. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Olin
Elisabeth Olin née ''Lillström'' (December 1740 – 26 March 1828) was a Swedish opera singer and a music composer. She performed the leading female role in the inauguration performance of the Royal Swedish Opera in 1773, and is referred to as the first Swedish opera prima donna. She was the first female to be made '' Hovsångerska'' (1773), and the first woman to become a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (1782). Life Elisabeth Olin was the daughter of the musician Petter Lillström and the actress and singer Elisabeth Lillström. Her parents were both engaged at the opera theater of Bollhuset, Sweden's first professional national stage, where her father was an organist in the theater orchestra, and her mother was one of the first professional actresses in Sweden, the prima donna of the theater and a member of the theater's board of directors. Early career Elisabeth Olin, then called Betty Lillström, debuted at the age of seven at Bollhuset in 1747 the part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Thallaug
Edith Thallaug (16 June 1929 – 7 June 2020) was a Norwegian actress and opera singer. Personal life Thallaug was born in Bærum to Rolf Thallaug and Marta Marie Halvorsen, and was a sister of actress and singer Anita Thallaug. She was married three times, first to violinist Bjarne Gullov Larsen, second to singer and director Ulf Björkegren, and third time to violinist Josef Benczy. Career Thallaug was assigned with Studioteatret from 1947 to 1948 and with Nationaltheatret from 1948 to 1960. Her roles included "Helen" in Per Aabel's adaptation of de Caillavet and de Flers' comedy '' La belle aventure'' in 1952, and "Solveig" in Alfred Maurstad's staging of Ibsen's ''Peer Gynt'' in 1955. She made her debut concert as singer in Oslo University Aula in 1959, was assigned with Stora Teatern in Gothenburg from 1960 to 1964, and with the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm from 1964 to 1982. She was named Hovsångerska in 1976, and was awarded Griegprisen in 1977. Thallaug has als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Rombo
Eva Elin Rombo, née Karlsson (born 29 January 1976), is a Swedish operatic soprano. In November 2013 she was named '' Hovsångerska''. Biography Rombo grew up in a musical family in Katrineholm and studied at the esthetics program at in Norrköping. She then continued her education in Canada at Brandon University, and at Operahögskolan i Stockholm (University College of Opera) where she graduated in 2003. During her studies, she made her stage debut at the Royal Swedish Opera (Kungliga Operan) in Stockholm as Christa in Janáčeks ''The Makropulos Affair''. After graduation, she had the female lead role as Ingrid in 's 2004 opera after Selma Lagerlöf's novel '' The Tale of a Manor'' (''En herrgårdssägen'') at , and as Euridice in Offenbach's ''Orpheus in the Underworld'' at the Folkoperan. At the Royal Swedish Opera, she performed as Barbarina and Susanna in Mozart's ''Le nozze di Figaro'', the First Lady in his ''Die Zauberflöte'', Frasquita in Bizet's ''Carmen'', Sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malin Byström
Malin Byström (; born 3 September 1973) is a Swedish lyric soprano who has sung leading roles at many of the world's most prestigious opera houses. Early life and education Byström was born in Helsingborg. She studied at the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg for four years and then trained as a soprano at Operahögskolan i Stockholm (University College of Opera, Stockholm). Career She debuted at The Royal Opera as Amalia in ''I masnadieri'' in 2002 and has since sung Marguerite in ''Faust'', Fiordiligi in ''Così fan tutte'', and Donna Anna in ''Don Giovanni''. Byström has also appeared with the Bavarian State Opera, Munich and the Metropolitan Opera, New York. She has sung at the Salzburg Festival and the Aix-en-Provence Festival. Her opera debut in Sweden was not until autumn 2007, when she sang Marguerite in Gounod's ''Faust'' with the Gothenburg Opera. In 2014, she sang the title role in Richard Strauss's ''Arabella'', with the'' New York Times'' rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnar Ulfung
Ragnar Sigurd Ulfung (born 28 February 1927) is a Norwegian operatic tenor. Described in the ''Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' as "a brilliant actor with an incisive voice", he was particularly known for his portrayals of Herod (''Salome'') and Mime (''Der Ring des Nibelungen'').Blyth (2001) p. 60 He is also an opera director. Amongst the productions he has directed was a complete ''Ring'' cycle for the Seattle Opera. Ulfung was born in Oslo and studied there and in Milan before making his debut in ''Let's Make an Opera'' (Oslo, 1950). He made a successful debut at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1958 as Canio in ''Pagliacci'' and remained a member of the company until 1984. However, he also made guest appearances abroad. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera on 12 December 1972 as Mime in ''Siegfried'' and went on to sing 93 performances there between 1972 and 1993. In 1975 he appeared in Ingmar Bergman's celebrated film of Mozart's ''The Magic Flute'' in the role of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Håkan Hagegård
Nils Olov Håkan Hagegård (born 25 November 1945)"Håkan Hagegård fyller 60 år den 25 november" 25 November 2005, archived fro the original on 8 June 2012 . ''Vem är det: Svensk biografisk handbok'', 1993 ed., p. 419 . is a Swedish operatic baritone. He also performs lieder and has held academic positions in the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loa Falkman
Carl Johan "Loa" Falkman (born 24 July 1947) is a Swedish opera singer, actor and artist. He was appointed hovsångare by H.M. the King of Sweden in 2003.http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt Swedish Royal Court official home page After studying music, Falkman made his first major performance on the Royal Swedish Opera in 1973. In Melodifestivalen 1990 (Swedish preselection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest), Falkman got the last place with his song "Symfonin" ("The Symphony"). He often plays pompous, vile characters like Wall-Enberg in ''Lilla Jönssonligan'', Tillström in ''Newsmakers'' or Factory Owner Persson in '' Kronjuvelerna''. Filmography *2011 – '' Kronjuvelerna'' *2009 – ''Newsmakers'' *2006 – '' Lilla Jönssonligan & stjärnkuppen'' *2006 – ''7 miljonärer'' *2004 – ''Lilla Jönssonligan på kollo'' *1999 – '' Dödsklockan'' *1997 – '' Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan'' *1996 – ''Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen'' *1995 – ''Like It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Mattei
Peter Mattei (born 3 June 1965) is a Swedish operatic baritone, particularly known for his performances in Mozart's baritone roles. Biography Mattei studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and debuted in Mozart's '' La finta giardiniera'' as Nardo at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre in Stockholm in 1990. In 1993 Mattei starred as Pentheus in the Ingmar Bergman's TV-film ''Backanterna''. He sang the title role in Mozart's ''Don Giovanni'' for the first time at the Gothenburg Opera in the 1994–95 season. In the same season, Peter Mattei performed as Figaro in Mozart's ''Le nozze di Figaro'' at the Royal Swedish Opera. Peter Mattei made his international debut as Don Giovanni at the Scottish Opera in Glasgow, Scotland. He was then invited to the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium and to the Aix-en-Provence Festival, France. His first appearance at the Salzburg Festival was in Beethoven's ''Fidelio'', singing Don Fernando conducted by Sir Georg Solti in 1996. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Johansson (tenor)
''Daniel'' Mattias Johansson (born 4 August 1980) is a Swedish operatic and concert tenor. He became a hovsångare, or a Swedish "Court Singer", in 2018. Life Training Johansson was educated at the University College of Opera 2006–2010. He previously studied music at the . During his studies, he was a soloist at the Sveriges Television "Thirteen-Day Concert 2008" from Berwaldhallen with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Søndergård. Then, together with Miah Persson, he performed the love duet from '' La Bohème '' by Giacomo Puccini. Opera Johansson has sung Rodolfo in ''La Boheme'' and Hoffmann in ''The Tales of Hoffmann'', both at the Bregenzer Festspiele and The Royal Opera in Stockholm (2011) as well as in Helsinki and Oslo. He has sung Pinkerton in ''Madama Butterfly'' at the Royal Opera (2014) and Opera Hedeland in Denmark. He has appeared in the role of Alfredo in ''La traviata'' both in Stockholm (2015), in Oslo (2015), at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarina Karnéus
Katarina Esmé Marie Karnéus (born 26 November 1965) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano opera singer, winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, active on many of the opera world's major stages such as the Metropolitan Opera and the Paris Opera, and named Hovsångerska by the King of Sweden in 2018. Life and career Karnéus was born in Stockholm;Macy, Laura Williams (ed.) (2008). "Karnéus. Katrina". '' The Grove Book of Opera Singers'', pp. 244-245. Oxford University Press. her mother is English, who after having spent 30 years in Sweden returned to England in 1987. Oliver, Michael. Learning, watching and listening (interview with Katerina Karnéus). ''International Opera Collector'', Summer 1999, p28-29. She studied at Trinity College of Music in London, where her appearances included ''Miss Donnithorne’s Maggot'' (Maxwell Davies) and Thérèse (Tavener), and after at the National Opera Studio also in London, sponsored by the Welsh National Opera. At her audit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Weinius
Michael Weinius (born 1 March 1971 in Stockholm) is a Swedish operatic tenor. After winning first prize at the 2008 international Wagner competition in Seattle, Weinius has quickly established himself as one of Europe's most sought after tenors. Education and early years Weinius received his first musical training at the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm and then studied at the University College of Opera in Stockholm, receiving his exam in 1995. He made his international debut as a baritone in the role of Guglielmo in ''Così fan tutte'' and quickly became a regular guest at the Swedish opera houses in roles such as Renato/Greve Holberg in ''Un ballo in maschera'', Posa in Don Carlos and Marcello in ''La bohème''. Swedish career In 2004 Weinius switched his fach to tenor and made his debut in the role of Laca (''Jenůfa'') at NorrlandsOperan in Umeå. During his first year as a tenor he was engaged to sing Don José (''Carmen'') in concert with the Royal Stockholm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Stenborg
Carl Stenborg (8 September 1752 – 1 August 1813) was a Swedish opera singer, composer and theatre director. He belonged to the pioneer generation of the Royal Swedish Opera and was regarded as one of the leading opera singers of the Gustavian era. He was a ''hovsångare'' and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Life Carl Stenborg was born in Stockholm to actor Petter Stenborg (1719–1781), director of the Stenborg Troupe, and Anna Krüger (1710–1803). Of his brothers, Johan Fredrik Stenborg (1743–1813) studied at Uppsala University and became an official, and Nils Stenborg (d. 1780) became an opera singer. He received a good education, debuted as a concert singer in Riddarhuset in 1766 and was appointed councillor at the Royal Court of Sweden in 1767. This was considered unusual, since his father was not of wealthy means. Carl's mother had been the housekeeper of the nobleman and statesman Adam Horn (1717-1778). Carl or one of his brothers may have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
