List of Norwegian operatic sopranos

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This is a list of operatic sopranos and mezzo-sopranos who were born in Norway or whose work is closely associated with that country.

A

Signe Amundsen (1899–1987), soprano in Milan's La Scala, the Opéra-Comique in Paris and at the National Theatre, Oslo{{cite web|url=https://www.hf.uio.no/imv/forskning/prosjekter/norgesmusikk/musikkhistarkiv/hurum/amundsen_s.html|title=Signe Amundsen (Finsland) (1899–1987) |publisher=Norsk Operahistorie|date=22 November 2003|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=no}}
Bodil Arnesen (born 1967), soprano performing in operas and concerts in Europe, USA and Asia{{cite web|url=https://www.stavangerkmfestival.com/bodilvictoria|title=Bodic Victoria Arnesen|publisher=Stavanger K&M Festival|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=}}
Beate Asserson (1913–2000), mezzo-soprano, performed in the opera houses of Germany, Austria, Italy and France{{cite web|url=https://www.hf.uio.no/imv/forskning/prosjekter/norgesmusikk/musikkhistarkiv/hurum/asserson_b.html|title=Beate Asserson (1913–2000) |publisher=Norges Musikkhistorie|author=Hurum, Maud|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}

B

Ingrid Bjoner (1927–2006), soprano noted for roles in the operas of Wagner and Richard Strauss, international concert soloist and recital performer{{cite book| last1 = Kutsch| first1 = K.-J.| authorlink = Karl-Josef Kutsch| last2 = Riemens| first2 = Leo| authorlink2 = Leo Riemens| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dsfq_5dFeL0C&pg=432| chapter = Bjoner, Ingrid| title = Großes Sängerlexikon| publisher = De Gruyter| edition = 4th| language = de| date = 2012| pages = 432–433| isbn = 978-3-59-844088-5}}
Anne Brown (1912–2009), American-born Norwegian soprano, active in Broadway musicals, later concert singer and recitalist in Europe{{cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/anne-brown-er-dod-1.6524482|title=Anne Brown er død|publisher=NRK|date=13 March 2009|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=no}}

D

Lise Davidsen (born 1987), lyric operatic soprano, international concert singer and recitalist{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/14/1086395523/norwegian-opera-singer-lise-davidsen-is-on-the-verge-of-superstardom|title=Norwegian opera singer Lise Davidsen is on the verge of superstardom|publisher=NPR|author=Lunden, Jeff|date=14 March 2022|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=}}

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E

Mari Eriksmoen (born 1983), operatic soprano who since 2006 has performed across Europe{{cite web|url=https://www.mphil.de/en/orchestra/musicians/details/mari-eriksmoen|title=Mari Eriksmoen|publisher=Munich Philharmonis|date=August 2021|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=}}

F

Karen-Marie Flagstad (1904–1992), soprano, performed in operas in Oslo and across Europe{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dsfq_5dFeL0C&pg=PA788|chapter=Cerhal, Marie|title=Großes Sängerlexikonedition=4th|volume=4|last1=Kutsch|first1=Karl-Josef|author1-link=Karl-Josef Kutsch|last2=Riemens|first2=Leo|author2-link=Leo Riemens|date=2003|access-date=13 December 2022|page=788|isbn=9783598440885|language=de}}
Kirsten Flagstad (1895–1962), outstanding Wagnerian soprano, Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Bayreuth{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dsfq_5dFeL0C&pg=PA1486|chapter=Flagstad, Kirsten Marie|title=Großes Sängerlexikon|edition=4th|volume=4|last1=Kutsch|first1=Karl-Josef|author1-link=Karl-Josef Kutsch|last2=Riemens|first2=Leo|author2-link=Leo Riemens|date=2003|access-date=13 December 2022|page=1586|isbn=9783598440885|language=de}}
Emilie da Fonseca (1803–1884), Norwegian-Danish actress and opera singer{{cite web|url=https://gw.geneanet.org/3dhansen?n=muller+da+fonseca+bratz&oc=&p=emilie+susanna|title= F Emilie Susanna Müller da Fonseca (Bratz) |publisher=Geneanet|access-date=9 December 2022 |language=da}}
Kari Frisell (1922–2022), soprano with the Norwegian National Opera until 1971, later voice teacher{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Kari_Frisell|title=Kari Frisell

|publisher=Store Norske Leksikon|author=Holbæk-Hanssen, Hilde|date=9 June 2022|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}

G

Lona Gyldenkrone (1848–1934), soprano, performed in operas and concerts in Scandinavia, Germany and Russia{{cite web|url=https://www.hf.uio.no/imv/forskning/prosjekter/norgesmusikk/musikkhistarkiv/hurum/gulowsen_l.html|title=Lona Gulowsen (baronesse av Gyldenkrone) (1848–1934) |publisher=Norges Musikkhistorie|author=Hurum, Maud|date=29 September 2003|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=no}}

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H

Haldis Halvorsen (1889–1936), operatic mezzo-soprano performing in Scandinavia and Germany{{cite web|url=https://www.hf.uio.no/imv/forskning/prosjekter/norgesmusikk/musikkhistarkiv/hurum/halvorsen_h.html|title=Haldis Halvorsen (1889–1936) |publisher=Norges Musikkhistorie|author=Hurum, Maud|date=20 September 2003|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}
Randi Heide Steen (1909–1990), soprano, performed in operettas and concerts in Oslo{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Randi Heide Steen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Randi_Heide_Steen |editor=Henriksen, Petter|language=Norwegian|access-date=13 December 2022 }}
Wilhelmine Holmboe-Schenström (1842–1938), mezzo-soprano concert performer and opera singer appearing in Scandinavia, Germany, France and Italy{{cite web|url=https://www.hf.uio.no/imv/forskning/prosjekter/norgesmusikk/musikkhistarkiv/hurum/holmboe_schenstrom_w.html|title=Wilhelmine Holmboe-Schenström (1842–1938) |publisher=Norges Musikkhistorie|author=Hurum, Maud|date=30 September 2003|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}

K

Turid Karlsen (born 1961), soprano, performed mainly in Karlsruhe and Bonn but also in North America{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dsfq_5dFeL0C&pg=PA2327|chapter=Karlsen, Turid|title=Großes Sängerlexikon|edition=4th|volume=4|last1=Kutsch|first1=Karl-Josef|author1-link=Karl-Josef Kutsch|last2=Riemens|first2=Leo|author2-link=Leo Riemens|date=2003|access-date=13 December 2022|page=2327|isbn=9783598440885|language=de}}
Solveig Kringlebotn (born 1963), soprano, performed in concerts and recitals across Europe and in operas in New York and Paris{{cite web|url=https://khio.no/en/staff/solveig-kringlebotn|title=Solveig Kringlebotn|publisher=Oslo National Academy of the Arts|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=}}
Lilleba Lund Kvandal (1940–2016), soprano, appeared in opera houses and concert halls in Germany{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Lilleba_Lund_Kvandal|title=Lilleba Lund Kvandal|publisher=Norsk Biografisk Leksikon|author=Holbæk-Hanssen, Hilde|date=22 June 2020|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=no}}

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Borghild Langaard (1883–1939), soprano in concerts of Grieg's songs and operas in Oslo and London{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Borghild_Langaard|title= Borghild Langaard |publisher=Norsk Biografisk Leksikon|author=Svendsen, Trond Olav|date=29 June 2022|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=no}}
Aase Nordmo Løvberg (1923–2013), leading operatic soprano active at the Royal Swedish Opera and as a guest in Vienna, New York and London{{cite web|url=https://www.skbl.se/en/article/AaseNordmoLvberg|title=Aase Nordmo Løvberg|publisher=Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon|author=Rodén, Marie-Louise|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=}}

M

Ann-Helen Moen (born 1969), lyric soprano, performances in operas and concerts in Norway, Austria, Germany and Switzerland{{cite web|url=https://bno.no/eng/people/ann-helen-moen|title=Norwegian soprano Ann Helen Moen sings First Lady in The Magic Flute here in Bergen autumn 2022|publisher=Bergen Nasjonale Opera|date=August 2022|access-date=13 December 2022 |language=}}

N

Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz (born 1959), Norwegian-Italian soprano and concert soloist, appearances in many of the world's leading opera houses{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Elizabeth_Norberg-Schulz|title= Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz |publisher=Norsk Biografisk Leksikon|author=Eggen, Anders|date=29 June 2022|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}
Eidé Norena (1884–1968), soprano active at La Scala, Royal Opera House and Metropolitan Opera, noted for Italian roles{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Kaja_Eide_Norena|title= Kaja Eide Norena |publisher=Norsk Biografisk Leksikon|author=Svendsen, Trond Olav|date=29 June 2022|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}

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O

Gina Oselio (1858–1937), mezzo-soprano remembered for her Carmen role at the Royal Swedish Opera{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Gina_Oselio|title=Gina Oselio|publisher=Norsk Biografisk Leksikon|author=Haavet, Inger Elisabeth|date=29 June 2022|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}

P

Eva Prytz (1917–1987), soprano with the Royal Swedish Opera until 1967, also concert soloist{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Eva_Prytz|title=Eva Prytz|publisher=Store Norske Leksikon|author=Holbæk-Hanssen, Hilde|date=8 July 2020|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}

S

Soffi Schønning (1895–1994), soprano active with the Royal Swedish Opera and in Oslo theatres, concert performer in London{{cite web|url=https://www.hf.uio.no/imv/forskning/prosjekter/norgesmusikk/musikkhistarkiv/hurum/schonning_s.html|title=Soffi Schønning (1895–1994) |publisher=Norges Musikkhistoria|author=Hurum, Maud|date=29 September 2003|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}
Tuva Semmingsen (born 1975), opera singer, has performed both mezzo-soprano and coloratura roles, soloist with the Royal Danish Theatre{{cite web|url=https://stellispolaris.com/artist/tuva-semmingsen|title=Tuva Semmingsen|publisher=Stellis Polaris|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=}}
Marita Solberg (born 1976), active in opera in Stuttgart, Barcelona, Madrid and Berlin{{cite web|url=https://mnopera.org/biography/marita-k-solberg/|title=Marita K. Sølberg|publisher=Minnesota Opera|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=}}
Torhild Staahlen (1947–2021), mezzo-soprano with the Norwegian National Opera, also performed in opera and concerts in Germany, the UK and USA{{cite web|url=https://www.klassiskmusikk.com/nyheter/torhild-staahlen-er-dod/#|title=Torhild Staahlen er død|publisher=Klassisk Musikk|date=3 January 2022|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}

V

Anna Kriebel Vanzo (1881–1926), performed mainly in Italy
Ingrid Vetlesen (born 1981), soloist performing at the Royal Danish Opera and in concerts and operas in Norway{{cite web|url=https://operatilfolket.no/artister/ingrid-vetlesen-2/|title=Ingrid Vetlesen|publisher=Opera Til Folket|access-date=14 December 2022 |language=no}}

W

Camilla Wiese (1845–1938), mezzo-soprano singer and voice teacher, performed at the Royal Swedish Opera as well as in Bergen and Oslo, also a recitalist{{cite book |last1=Jensson |first1=Liv |title=Biografisk skuespillerleksikon: norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet |date=1981 |publisher=Universitetsforlaget |location=Oslo |isbn=8200056228}}

References

operatic sopranos

Norwegian operatic sopranos