Kirsten Flagstad Prize Explained

The Kirsten Flagstad Prize is awarded to outstanding Norwegian singers by the Flagstad Society. The Flagstad Society was founded by Torstein Gunnarson and Øystein Gaukstad in connection with the Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad's 80th birthday in 1975, aiming to spread knowledge about Kirsten Flagstad's art and keep her name alive.

Winners

• 1991 Bodil Arnesen, soprano
• 1992 Njål Sparbo, baritone
• 1993, soprano
• 1995, soprano
• 1997, tenor
• 1997, soprano
• 2002, soprano
• 2004 Turid Karlsen, soprano
• 2006 Itziar Martinez Galdos, soprano
• 2007, mezzo-soprano
• 2009 Ingunn Kilen, mezzo-soprano
• 2011 Yngve Søberg, baritone
• 2013 Rachel Willis-Sørensen, soprano
• 2015 Lise Davidsen, soprano^[1]
• 2020, soprano

Notes and References

1. https://www.ballade.no/kunstmusikk/arets-nominerte-til-statoils-talentstipend-er-klare/ "Årets nominerte til Statoils talentstipend er klare"