Lars Lalin (1729–1785), was a Swedish musician, playwright and opera singer. He was a ''

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 s ...

'' and a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Music The Royal Swedish Academy of Music ( sv, Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. At the time of its foundation, only one of its co-founder was a professional musician, Ferdin ...

(1771). He was engaged at the

Royal Swedish Opera Royal Swedish Opera ( sv, Kungliga Operan) is an opera and ballet company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Location and environment The building is located in the center of Sweden's capital Stockholm in the borough of Norrmalm, on the eastern side ...

in 1773–1783.

References

* Lalin, Lars Samuel i Nordisk familjebok (andra upplagan, 1911) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalin, Lars 1729 births 1785 deaths 18th-century Swedish male opera singers Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music 18th-century Swedish writers