Povla Frijsh (3 August 1881 – 10 July 1960) was a Danish classical soprano and

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Life

Frijsh was born on the island of

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in Denmark in 1881. She studied with Ove Christensen in Denmark and Jean Périer in Paris.Povla Frijsh
OxfordIndex, Retrieved 10 July 2017 She mainly sang in concerts and recitals; although she did make a few

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appearances at the Paris Opera and the

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. She toured with artists including Raoul Pugno, Pablo Casals, and

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"Povla Frijsh Praises Judgment of American Audiences"
''Musical America'' (March 31, 1917): 6. She was a champion of contemporary classical music, and was an important exponent of the works of

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, Randall Thompson, Francis Poulenc, Rebecca Clarke, and Samuel Barber. After a 49-year-long performance career, she retired from singing in 1947. Her notable pupils included

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, and Cornelius L. Reid. She died in

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, in 1960.

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* 1881 births 1960 deaths Danish operatic sopranos Voice teachers 20th-century Danish women opera singers Danish music educators Danish women music educators People from Ærø Municipality {{Denmark-opera-singer-stub