1895–1962 Norwegian soprano After many years performing in Scandinavia, Flagstad made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1935 as Wagner’s Sieglinde. Before and after World War II she sang at Covent Garden, and gave the first performance of Strauss’s Four Last Songs at the Royal Albert Hall under Furtwängler in 1950. She was the leading Wagnerian soprano of her day. ...
1895–1962, Norwegian Flagstad began her career singing at Stockholm Opera. She was considering retirement in 1932 when singing the role of Isolde in Oslo, but after her appearance at Bayreuth the following year, her success was immediate; she made her Met debut in 1935 at the age of 40. Following a series of triumphs, Flagstad returned to ...
, he continued to conduct, write, paint and teach to his own high standards until his death in 2012. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Kirsten Flagstad | Modern Era | Opera ...
was a famous Angel in Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, and recorded Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde under Walter. Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Kirsten Flagstad | Modern Era | Classical ...
b. 1963, Swedish One of the most thrilling Wagnerians of the twenty-first century (and now rivalling even the legacy of twentieth-century legend Kirsten Flagstad), Stemme is adored by Wagner fans for the seeming ease with which she commands the score and the stage. Her repertoire also includes contemporary music and major Strauss and Puccini roles. Introduction | Modern Era | ...
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