| Gina Oselio | |
| Birth Name: | Ingeborg Mathilde Laura Aas |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Christiania, Norway |
| Occupation: | Operatic singer |
Gina Oselio (19 November 1858 - 4 May 1937) was a Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano. Her signature role was the title heroine in Georges Bizet's Carmen.
Oselio was born in Christiania as Ingeborg Mathilde Laura Aas, a daughter of saddle maker Even Pedersen Aas and Nicoline Engelstad. She married actor and theatre director Bjørn Bjørnson in 1893, and their marriage was dissolved in 1909.[1]
Oselio studied singing in her native country with Fritz Arlberg, with Fredrika Stenhammar in Sweden and with Mathilde Marchesi in Paris.[2] She made her professional opera debut in 1879 at the Royal Swedish Opera.[3] [2] In 1882 Oscar II of Sweden and Norway bestowed upon her the title of "hofsangerinde". In 1902 she was awarded a medal by the King.[2] She was also named an honorary member of the Norsk Operasangerforbund and was a recipient of the Litteris et Artibus.[2]