Folke Henry Jonsson (9 June 1904 in

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singer who sang leading

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roles primarily at the

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n opera houses for many years. He also appeared as one of the priests in

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'' in Stockholm.''Ord och Bild - Femtiofjarde argangen - 1945.'' A. B. Wahlström & Widstrand, Stockholm, 1945. . Recordings of some of Jonsson's live performances with the Royal Swedish Opera can be heard on ''Mozart at the Royal Swedish Opera 1952-1967 Vol. 6'', (Caprice Records 22059); ''

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: Rarities'' (Gala 624); and ''Set Svanholm Live'' (

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References

*Birgitta Steene, ''Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide'', Amsterdam University Press, 2005, *Birgit Nilsson, ''La Nilsson: My Life in Opera'', Northeastern University Press, 2007, *Tag Gallagher, ''The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini: His Life And Films'', Da Capo Press, 1998, *This article also incorporates material from the article Folke Jonsson in the Swedish Wikipedia. 1904 births 1981 deaths People from Ängelholm Municipality Operatic basses 20th-century Swedish male opera singers {{Sweden-opera-singer-stub