Kongelige Kammersangere or The Royal Chamber Singer is a prestigious award given to

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

Opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

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 Giuseppe Siboni (27 January 1780 – 28 March 1839) was an Italian operatic tenor, opera director, choir conductor, and voice teacher. He began his career in his native country in 1797 and actively performed in major Italian opera houses up thro ...

, who in 1819 received Danish citizenship and became director of the Royal Theatre.

List of Honorees

Presented by Frederik VI

* ca. 1819 –

(1780–1839) * ca. 1821 –

Josephine Fröhlich Josephine "Pipi" Fröhlich (12 December 1803 in Vienna – 7 May 1878 in Vienna) was an Austrian opera singer ( alto). Family Josephine Fröhlich had three sisters, Anna Frölich (1793-1880), Barbara Fröhlich (1797-1879), and pianist Kathar ...

(1803–1878)

Presented by Christian VIII

* 1841 –

Ida Henriette da Fonseca Ida Henriette da Fonseca (July 27, 1802 – July 6, 1858) was a Danish opera singer and composer of Portuguese descent. Ida Henriette da Fonseca was the daughter of Portugal-born Abraham da Fonseca (1776–1849) and Marie Sofie Kiærskou (1784� ...

(1802–1858) * 1843 –

Catharine Simonsen Catharine Elisabeth Simonsen née Ryssländer (7 March 1816 – 3 May 1849) was a Danish soprano who performed in operas at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. In 1843, she was awarded the prestigious title of Kongelige Kammersangere, Royal Ch ...

(née Rysslander, 1816–1849)

Presented by Frederik VII

* 1854 –

Jørgen Christian Hansen Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George People with the given name Jørgen * Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørg ...

(1812–1880) * 1858 – Leocadie Gerlach (1827–1919, née Bergnehr)

Presented by Christian IX

* 1864 –

Charlotte Bournonville Charlotte Helene Frederikke Bournonville (1832–1911) was a Danish opera singer and actress. Daughter of the celebrated Danish ballet master, August Bournonville, she first sang in Stockholm in 1857 before joining the Royal Danish Theatre in Cop ...

(1832–1911) * 1866 –

Peter Schram Peter Ludvig Nicolai Schram (5 September 1819 - 1 July 1895) was a Danish opera singer and actor. Early life and education Schram was born on 5 September 1819 in Copenhagen, the son of grocer Lauritz Fussing Schram (1778–1830) and Marie Sophie ...

(1819–1895) * 1874 – Niels Juel Simonsen (1846–1906) * 1879 – Anna Henrietta Levinsohn (1839–1899) * 1888 –

Elisabeth Dons Elisabeth Caroline Cathrine Dons (1864–1942) was a Danish operatic mezzo-soprano who performed at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1885. Thanks to training in Paris, she was later able to take on soprano roles, becoming Denmark's operatic prima don ...

(1864–1942) * 1894 –

Sophie Keller Sophie Helene Henriette Keller née Rung (1850–1929) was a Danish operatic soprano, musician and singing teacher, who performed at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen from 1869. She founded both a conservatory for women and a women's concert ...

(née Rung, 1850–1929) * 1901 –

Vilhelm Herold Vilhelm Christoffer Herold (born March 19, 1865, in Hasle, Bornholm – died December 15, 1937, in Copenhagen) was an operatic tenor, voice teacher, and theatre director. Herold created the role of David in Carl Nielsen's opera '' Saul og David ...

(1865–1937)

Presented by Frederik VIII

* 1906 – Ellen Beck (1873–1953) * 1906 –

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 Hasle ...

(1872–1952) * 1907 –

Peter Cornelius Carl August Peter Cornelius (24 December 1824 – 26 October 1874) was a German composer, writer about music, poet and translator. Life He was born in Mainz to Carl Joseph Gerhard (1793–1843) and Friederike (1789–1867) Cornelius, actors i ...

(née Cornelius Petersen, 1865–1934) * 1907 –

Helge Nissen Helge Nissen (5 September 1871 in Rydhave ved Holstebro – 5 October 1926 in Copenhagen) was a Danish operatic bass-baritone, conducting, conductor, voice teacher, and film actor who was associated with the Royal Danish Theatre from 1897 until his ...

(1871–1926) * 1907 – Ida Møller (1872–1947) * 1908 –

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 fo ...

(1870–1958)

Presented by Christian X

* 1914 –

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 Richar ...

(née Frederiksen, 1885–1954) * 1915 –

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. Bi ...

(née Boeck, 1873–1920) * 1916 –

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 Ch ...

( da) (née Prieme, 1874–1954) * 1917 –

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 ...

(1879–1949) * 1918 – Niels Hansen (1880–1969) * 1919 –

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 th ...

(1874–1941) * 1922 –

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 Fig ...

(1886–1976) * 1930 –

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, Me ...

(1890–1973) * 1931 –

Ingeborg Steffensen Ingeborg Steffensen (4 June 1888 – 7 January 1964) was a Danish mezzo-soprano opera singer who made her début at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1915 as Annchen in Carl Maria von Weber's '' Jægerbruden''. She was particularly successful in the ti ...

(1888–1964) * 1931 – Poul Wiedemann (1890–1969) * 1934 – Holger Byrding (1891–1980) * 1934 – Holger Bruusgaard (1884–1968) * 1934 –

Else Schøtt Else Marie Schøtt (24 March 1895 – 29 April 1989) was a Danish operatic soprano who performed at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1919 until she retired from the stage in 1951. Initially she frequently stood in for Tenna Kraft but became increasi ...

(1895–1989) * 1934 – Per Biørn (1887–1944) * 1936 –

Helge Rosvaenge Helge Rosvaenge (born Helge Anton Rosenvinge Hansen, August 29, 1897June 17, 1972) was a Danish-born operatic tenor whose career was centred on Germany and Austria, before, during and after World War II. His last name is sometimes spelled Roswaen ...

(1897–1972) * 1939 – Einar Nørby (1896–1983) * 1941 – Ebba Wilton (1896–1951) * 1941 – Ely Hjalmar (1892–1952) * 1946 – Marius Jacobsen (1894–1961) * 1946 – Thyge Thygesen (1904–1972) * 1946 –

Else Brems Else Brems (1908–1995) was a Danish contralto opera singer who is remembered in particular for her interpretations of ''Carmen'', a role she performed not only in Denmark but in Vienna, Warsaw, Budapest, Stockholm and London. Early life and educa ...

(1908–1995) * 1946 – Edith Oldrup (1912–1999)

Presented by Frederik IX

* 1947 – Henry Skjær (1899–1991) * 1949 – Stefan Islandi (1907–1993) * 1949 – Dorothy Larsen (1911–1990) * 1950 – Erik Sjøberg (1909–1973) * 1950 – Lilian Weber Hansen (1911–1987) * 1957 – Ruth Guldbæk (1924–2006) * 1959 –

Otte Svendsen Otte is a surname and given name. Notable persons with that name include: Given name *Otte Brahe (1518–1571), Danish (Scanian) nobleman and statesman * Otte Krumpen (1473–1569), Marshal of Denmark from 1554 to 1567 * Otte Rømer (c.1330–1409) ...

(1918–2008)

Presented by Margrethe II

* 1974 –

Ib Hansen Hans Carl Artmann (12 June 1921 – 4 December 2000), also known as Ib Hansen, was an Austrian poet and writer, most popular for his early poems written in Viennese (''med ana schwoazzn dintn'', 1958), which however, never after were to b ...

(1928–2013) * 1985 –

Aage Haugland Aage Haugland (1 February 1944 – 23 December 2000) was a Danish operatic bass. Life and career Haugland was born in Copenhagen and made his professional debut in Oslo in 1968. From 1970 to 1973 he was based in Bremen, and appeared at Den Jys ...

(1944–2000) * 1998 –

Inga Nielsen Inga Nielsen (2 June 1946 – 10 February 2008) was a Danish soprano who had an active international opera career from 1971 to 2006. A child prodigy, Nielsen performed on American radio during the 1950s, beginning at the age of six, and also re ...

(1946–2008) * 2006 –

Stig Fogh Andersen Sir Stig Fogh Andersen (February 24, 1950 in Hørsholm) is a Danish operatic tenor. He is considered one of the most famous Wagner-tenors, "one of the leading Siegfried (opera), Siegfrieds in the world today". He is married to Tina Kiberg, who i ...

(born 1950) * 2010 – Tina Kiberg (born 1958)

References

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