Sir Stig Fogh Andersen (February 24, 1950 in Hørsholm) is a Danish

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 ...

tic

tenor A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The lo ...

. He is considered one of the most famous

Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

-tenors, "one of the leading Siegfrieds in the world today". He is married to

Tina Kiberg Tina Sarsøe Kiberg (born 30 December 1958) is a Danish operatic soprano who has gained international success, thanks in particular for her leading roles in the operas of Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner. In addition to performances at the Roy ...

, who is also an opera singer.

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Biography on Naxos.comArtist's website
1950 births Living people People from Hørsholm Municipality Danish operatic tenors 20th-century Danish male opera singers {{Denmark-opera-singer-stub