Berit Lindholm (born Berit Maria Jonsson, 18 October 1934) is a
Swedish
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soprano.
Born in
Stockholm, Lindholm studied at the opera school in that city before making her debut at the
Royal Swedish Opera in 1963. She sang at the
Royal Opera House
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as
Chrysothemis in 1966, returning for
Isolde, Brünnhilde, and Chrysothemis again between 1973 and 1975. Brünnhilde was the role of her
Bayreuth Festival debut in 1968 and her debut at the
Metropolitan Opera
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in 1975; along with Isolde it was one of her most notable roles.
In 1969 she sang Cassandre in Berlioz's ''
Les Troyens'', conducted by
Colin Davis.
References
External links
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1934 births
Living people
Swedish operatic sopranos
Singers from Stockholm
20th-century Swedish women opera singers
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