Bergliot Ibsen Explained

Bergliot Ibsen
Birth Name:Bergliot Bjørnson
Birth Date:10 June 1869
Birth Place:Christiania, Norway
Death Place:Bolzano, Italy
Resting Place:Vår Frelsers gravlund, Oslo
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Mezzo-soprano singer
Children:
Father:Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Mother:Karoline Bjørnson
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Bergliot Ibsen (née Bjørnson; 10 June 1869 – 2 February 1953) was a Norwegian mezzo-soprano singer.[1] [2]

Biography

She was born Bergliot Bjørnson in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway) as the daughter of writer and Nobel laureate Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Karoline Bjørnson (née Reimers). She was married to politician Sigurd Ibsen (1859-1930), son of playwright Henrik Ibsen and Suzannah Ibsen. Her husband later became Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm. They were the parents of Tancred Ibsen, Eleonora Borberg and Irene Ibsen Bille.[3]

Bergliot Ibsen made her concert début in Paris in 1880, and later toured in Norway and Denmark. In 1948 she published the memoir book De tre on the three Ibsens: Henrik, Suzannah and Sigurd.[1] [4]

She died in Bolzano, Italy in 1953.[5] She was buried in Oslo at Æreslunden in Vår Frelsers gravlund.[1] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Bergliot Ibsen. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 11 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Bergliot Ibsen. lokalhistoriewiki.no. August 1, 2019.
  3. Web site: Bergliot Ibsen. University of Oslo . January 1, 2017 .
  4. Web site: The Three Ibsens: Memories of Henrik Ibsen, Suzannah Ibsen and Sigurd Ibsen. 2017-01-22. 2017-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025414/https://www.questia.com/library/1331791/the-three-ibsens-memories-of-henrik-ibsen-suzannah. dead.
  5. Encyclopedia: Bergliot Ibsen. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Inger Elisabeth. Haavet. Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 11 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Æreslunden Memorial cemetery . Oslo Visitor Centre . January 1, 2017 .