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Kongelig Kammersanger
Kongelige Kammersangere or The Royal Chamber Singer is a prestigious award given to Danish Opera singers by the monarch. Only about 50 people have received the award since it was started in 1700. The first non-native Danish person who was appointed as a royal chamber singer was the Italian Giuseppe Siboni, who in 1819 received Danish citizenship and became director of the Royal Theatre. List of Honorees Presented by Frederik VI * ca. 1819 – Giuseppe Siboni (1780–1839) * ca. 1821 – Josephine Fröhlich (1803–1878) Presented by Christian VIII * 1841 – Ida Henriette da Fonseca (1802–1858) * 1843 – Catharine Simonsen (née Rysslander, 1816–1849) Presented by Frederik VII * 1854 – Jørgen Christian Hansen (1812–1880) * 1858 – Leocadie Gerlach (1827–1919, née Bergnehr) Presented by Christian IX * 1864 – Charlotte Bournonville (1832–1911) * 1866 – Peter Schram (1819–1895) * 1874 – Niels Juel Simonsen (1846–1906) * 1879 – Anna Henrietta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danes
Danes ( da, danskere, ) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural. Danes generally regard themselves as a nationality and reserve the word "ethnic" for the description of recent immigrants, sometimes referred to as "new Danes". The contemporary Danish national identity is based on the idea of "Danishness", which is founded on principles formed through historical cultural connections and is typically not based on racial heritage. History Early history Denmark has been inhabited by various Germanic peoples since ancient times, including the Angles, Cimbri, Jutes, Herules, Teutones and others. The first mentions of " Danes" are recorded in the mid-6th century by historians Procopius ( el, δάνοι) and Jordanes (''danī''), who both refer to a tribe related to the Suetidi inhabiting the peninsula of Jutland, the province of Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilie Ulrich
Emilie Ulrich (''née'' Boserup) (26 November 1872 – 31 January 1952) was a Danish soprano who sang leading roles at the Royal Danish Opera from 1894 until her retirement from the stage in 1917. She was born in Frerslev, a small town near Haslev in the Zealand Region and made her stage debut on 9 May 1894 as Margherita in Arrigo Boito's ''Mefistofele'' at the Kongelige Teater in Copenhagen . Amongst the roles she created there were Michal in Carl Nielsen's ''Saul og David'' (1902) and Leonora in Nielsen's '' Maskarade'' (1906). She also made a number of recordings in 1907–1908, including several with Vilhelm Herold.Høgel, Sten (2003)"Ulrich, Emilie" ''Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon''. Retrieved 13 June 2015 .Blangstrup Christian (ed.) (1915–1930 ''Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon'' 2nd Edition Vol. 24, p. 226 Ulrich was appointed a Kongelige Kammersangere (Royal Chamber Singer) in 1906 and received the Ingenio et Arti medal in 1917. After her retirement she taught sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauritz Melchior
Lauritz Melchior (20 March 1890 – 18 March 1973) was a Danish-American opera singer. He was the preeminent Wagnerian tenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Late in his career, Melchior appeared in movie musicals and on radio and television. He also made numerous recordings. Biography Early years Born Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior in Copenhagen, Denmark, the young Melchior was a treble and amateur singer before starting his first operatic vocal studies under Paul Bang at the Royal Opera School in Copenhagen at the age of 18 in 1908. His sister, Agnes Melchior (1883–1945), was a blind Danish Esperantist. In 1913, Melchior made his debut in the baritone role of Silvio in Ruggero Leoncavallo's ''Pagliacci'' at the Royal Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater) in Copenhagen. He sang mostly secondary baritone and bass roles for the Royal Danish Opera and provincial Scandinavian opera companies for the next few years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilly Lamprecht
Lilly Lamprecht née Camradt (1887–1976) was a Danish operatic soprano. She made her début at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1911 in the title role of '' Liden Kirsten''. Her roles included ''Madame Butterfly'', Cherubino in '' The Marriage of Figaro'' and Micaëla in '' Carmen''. She left the company in 1931 but returned in 1933 to perform Marguerite in ''Faust''. Lamprecht was honoured as a Royal Chamber Singer in 1922. Biography Born in Hillerød on 11 November 1887, Lilly Camradt was the daughter of the pharmacist Johannes Ludvig Camradt (1845–1928) and his wife Charlotte Johanne née Kruuse (1849–1932). In 1910 she married the actor Johan Frederik (Fritz) Wendt Lamprecht (1883–1941) but the marriage was later dissolved. After training in voice under Elisabeth Dons and in drama under Holger Hofman, she entered the Royal Theatre School in 1909. Shortly afterwards, she was given a minor stage role as a singing page in Oehlenschläger's ''Correggio''. In 1911, she made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen
Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen (1874–1941) was a Danish operatic soprano who débuted at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1899 as Senta in '' The Flying Dutchma''. In 1901, she was engaged by the company, initially standing in for other singers. Over the years, she developed powerful interpretations of the romantic soprano roles in Wagner's operas, becoming one of the company's leading Wagnerian performers by her retirement in 1926. Biography Born on 25 June 1874 in the Copenhagen district of Frederiksberg, Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen was the daughter of the lawyer Sophus Vilhelm Hansen (1834–1903) and his unmarried partner Alvilda Christine Nørregaard (1840–1920). She was trained in Denmark under Sophie Keller and in Dresden under Hermann Kutzschbach. In 1899, she made her début at the Royal Danish Theatre as Senta in ''The Flying Dutchman''. In 1901, Nørregaard Hansen secured an engagement at the Royal Theatre, which she maintained until her retirement in 1926. Her last appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Jacob Hansen
Niels Jacob Hansen (March 23, 1880 – September 19, 1969) was a Danish tenor, mostly famous for his roles in opera. Career Niels Hansen studied as an artist but turned to singing and trained with Valdemar Lincke in Copenhagen, who discovered that the young singer held great potential. He made arrangements to train at the Royal Danish Academy of Music from 1906 to 1908. He made his debut in Copenhagen as Rodolfo in a 1909 production of ''La Boheme'' at the Danish Royal Theatre, starting a career as one its favorite tenors for forty years. He went to Paris and studied with Jean de Reszke in 1911. Lauritz Melchior was Hansen's understudy at the Danish Metropolitan Opera for a little while in 1921. He was appointed as Kongelig Kammersanger (Royal Chamber Singer), a prestigious title given only to about fifty opera singers since 1700, by the monarch Christian X. Family and personal life His parents were typographer Niels Jacob Hansen (ca. 1856-80) and Birthe Kirstine Christensen (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Høeberg
Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s Entertainment * ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by Karsten Kiilerich * ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (Ed Hall album), 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy * Albert (comics), a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, a character in Dario Argento's 1977 film ''Suspiria'' Military * Battle of Albert (1914), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1916), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1918), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France People * Albert (given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanne Brun
Johanne Marie Emilie Brun née Prieme (1874–1954) was a Danish operatic soprano. She made her début at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1896 as the Queen of the Night in ''The Magic Flute''. In 1916, after being honoured with the title of Royal Chamber Singer, she sang at opera houses in Germany, becoming a favourite of the Nuremberg opera and later performing in Aachen and Danzig. In 1924 she returned to Denmark where she had to cope with financial difficulties. Biography Born on 23 August 1874 in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Johanne Marie Emilie Prieme was the daughter of the commercial traveller Niels Lorenz Emil Prieme (1841–1882) and his wife Johanne Dorthea née Henriksen (1836–1907). In 1893, she married the opera singer Frederik Carl Christian Brun (1852–1919). Their daughter Gertrud was born in 1894. The marriage was dissolved in 1906. When she was seven, she entered the Royal Danish Ballet school, singing in a children's chorus in ''Carmen'' when she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margrethe Lendrop
Anna Margrethe Lendrop née Boeck (1873–1920) was a Danish operatic soprano who performed at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1898 to 1919. She is remembered above all for her title role in '' Carmen'' which she performed a total of 131 times. Biography Born on 13 July 1873 in Kalundborg in the north west of Zealand, Margrethe Boeck was the daughter of the merchant Carl Julius Boeck (1838–1928) and Thora Rasmine Mathiassen (1848–93). She was brought up in a prosperous provincial home, developing an early interest in the theatre thanks to her mother's interest in drama. She was trained by the Swedish opera singer Algot Lange (1850-1904) who considered her voice too weak and inflexible for the stage. Recordings clearly show, nevertheless, that she had quite a powerful delivery and could comfortably reach the high notes. Her début at the Royal Theatre in 1898 was as Carmen was acclaimed not only for her delicate interpretation of the music but also for her accomplished stage pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenna Kraft
Hortensia (Tenna) Kristine Sofie Erogine Kraft née Frederiksen (1885–1954) was a Danish operatic soprano. One of the Royal Danish Theatre's outstanding sopranos in the early 20th century, she sang in operas by Wagner, Verdi, Puccini and Richard Strauss. She gained particular success in 1926 with the title role in Siegfried Salomon's Danish opera ''Leonora Christina'' which included the popular ''Der er tre hjørnestene''. Biography Born on 16 May 1885 in Copenhagen, Hortensia Kristine Sofie Erogine Frederiksen was the daughter of the house painter Christian Frederiksen (1859–1911) and Sophie Frederikke née Greisen (1859–1908). In 1927, she married the director of the Danish Petroleum Company Frederik Wilhelm Kraft (1879–1962). A talented singer as a child, she first studied in Copenhagen under Jens Larsen Nyrop and Osta Schottlænder before becoming a pupil of Désirée Artôt and Jean de Reszke in Paris. Tenna Frederiksen made her début at the Royal Danish Theatre o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanne Krarup-Hansen
Johanne Marie Magdalene Krarup-Hansen (1870–1958) was a Danish operatic mezzo-soprano. When 29, she made her début at the Royal Danish Theatre as Orpheus in Gluck's '' Orpheus and Euridice'' to wide acclaim. She is remembered in particular for being the first Danish Brünnhilde in Wagner's ''Die Walküre'' in 1902. She was honoured by King Frederik VIII in 1908 with the title Royal Chamber Singer. Biography Born on 15 June 1890 in Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and th ..., Johanne Marie Magdalene Krarup-Hansen was the daughter of the schoolteacher Hans Christian Mathias Krarup-Hansen (1836–1907) and his partner Christine Marie Jørgensen (1937–1916). She grew up in a musical home with her two sisters before moving to Copenhagen where she became a pupil of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
