List of Danish operatic sopranos explained

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

A

• Signe Asmussen (born 1970), mezzo-soprano who has performed in opera, operetta, classical concerts and jazz^[1]

B

• Oda Balsborg (1934–2014), soprano, recordings of Wagnerian performances^[2]
• Lisbeth Balslev (born 1945), soprano specializing in Wagnerian opera^[3]
• Henriette Bonde-Hansen (born 1963), soprano opera singer and concert performer, Reumert Award in 2014^[4]
• Charlotte Bournonville (1832–1911), actress and mezzo-soprano singer who sang in Stockholm before joining the Royal Danish Theatre^[5]
• Johanne Brun (1874–1954), opera singer who also performed in Germany^[6]

D

• Inger Dam-Jensen (born 1964), soprano taking leading roles at the Royal Danish Theatre^[7]
• Elisabeth Dons (1864–1942), Paris-trained soprano and mezzo-soprano becoming a prima donna in the 1890s^[8]

E

• Birgit Engell (1882–1973), German-born Danish operatic soprano who later specialized in concerts^[9]

F

• Emilie da Fonseca (1803–1884), Norwegian-Danish actress and opera singer^[10]
• Ida Henriette da Fonseca (1802–1858), mezzo-soprano singer and composer who performed in operas and concerts mainly in Sweden and Germany^[11]
• Povla Frijsh (1881–1960), classical soprano and voice teacher^[12]

G

• Leocadie Gerlach (1826–1919), Danish-Swedish mezzo-soprano considered the most successful singer of her day at the Royal Danish Theatre^[13]
• Edith Guillaume (1943–2013), mezzo-soprano with the Danish National Opera and the Royal Danish Opera^[14]
• Ruth Guldbæk (1919–2006), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre, also at Covent Garden^[15]

H

• Kirsten Hermansen (1930–2015), soprano at the Royal Danish Teacher, later music teacher^[16]

J

• Louise Janssen (1863–1938), Danish-born soprano who sang Wagnerian roles in Lyon, France^[17]
• Eva Johansson (born 1958), soprano who has performed in opera worldwide, especially in Germany and the United States^[18]

K

• Sophie Keller (1850–1929), soprano with the Royal Danish Theatre who later founded a conservatory for women^[19]
• Tina Kiberg (born 1958), soprano who has performed leading roles in the operas of Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner^[20]
• Lone Koppel (born 1938), leading soprano performer at the Royal Danish Theatre^[21]
• Tenna Kraft (1885–1954), outstanding soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre in the early 20th century^[22]
• Johanne Krarup-Hansen (1870–1958), mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre, remembered as the first Danish Brünnhilde in Die Walküre^[23]

L

• Lilly Lamprecht (1887–1976), award-winning soprano who sang at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1911^[24]
• Dorothy Larsen (1911–1990), American-born Danish operatic soprano who performed at the Royal Danish Theatre^[25]
• Margrethe Lendrop (1873–1920), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre where she took the role of Carmen 131 times^[26]
• Anna Henriette Levinsohn (1839–1899), soprano and mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1860^[27]
• Augusta Lütken (1855–1910), popular yet untrained soprano, nine years at the Royal Danish Theatre^[28]

M

• Ida Møller (1872–1947), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre remembered for her roles in Mozart's operas^[29]
• Caroline Müller (1755–1826), highly successful mezzo-soprano first in Copenhagen and later in Stockholm^[30]

N

• Anna Nielsen (1803–1856), actress and mezzo-soprano singer performing with success at the Royal Danish Theatre in both plays and operas^[31]
• Inga Nielsen (1946–2008), soprano who sang in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States^[32]
• Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen (1874–1941), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre where she became a leading Wagnerian performer^[33]

O

• Edith Oldrup (1912–1999), soprano at the Royal Danish Opera remembered for her roles in the operas of Mozart and Puccini^[34]

Q

• Hedevig Quiding (1867–1936), soprano in German opera houses, voice instructor and music critic^[35]

S

• Louise Sahlgreen (1818–1891), soprano, first in the choir at the Royal Danish Theatre, later performing operatic roles^[36]
• Else Schøtt (1895–1989), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1919 to 1951, later a voice teacher^[37]
• Catharine Simonsen (1816–1849), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre, noted for her roles in Italian operas^[38]
• Bonna Søndberg (born 1933), sang both mezzo-soprano and soprano roles at the Royal Danish Theatre until her retirement in 1987^[39]
• Ingeborg Steffensen (1888–1964), mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre remembered for her performances of Carmen, Dalila and Azuncena^[40]

U

• Emilie Ulrich (1872–1952), soprano in leading roles at the Royal Danish Theatre until 1917^[41]

W

• Lilian Weber Hansen (1911–1987), mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre for 25 years from 1940 remembered for her dramatic roles^[42]
• Ebba Wilton (1896–1949), foremost coloratura singer of her generation at the Royal Danish Theatre^[43]

Z

• Josephine Zinck (1829–1919), mezzo-soprano in concerts at the Musikforeningen and in operas at the Royal Danish Theatre^[44]
• Marie Zinck (1789–1823), popular actress and singer who performed in plays, operas and operettas at the Royal Danish Theatre^[45]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Signe Asmussen. guid Opera . 9 December 2022.
2. Web site: Oda Balsborg. ArtistInfo. 8 December 2022.
3. Web site: Lisbeth Balslev. Kvinfo. 9 December 2022 . da.
4. News: Blå bog: Henriettw Bonde-Hansen. Fyens Stiftstidende. 11 July 2017 . da.
5. Web site: Charlotte H. F. Bournonville. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. 9 December 2022 . sv.
6. Web site: Johanne Brun. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 8 December 2022 . da.
7. Book: Europa Publications Limited. International Who's Who in Classical Music. 17 March 2011. 2007. Europa Publications Limited. 9781857434163 .
8. Web site: Elisabeth Dons. lex: Kvinfo. Hægel, Sten. 8 December 2022 . da.
9. Web site: Birgit Engell. Krogh, Torben. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. 1984. 8 December 2022 . da.
10. Web site: F Emilie Susanna MÜLLER da FONSECA (Bratz) . Geneanet. 9 December 2022 . da.
11. Web site: Ida da Fonseca. lex: Kvinfo. Ahlgren Jensen, Lisbeth. 9 December 2022 . da.
12. Web site: Frijsh, Povla. Oxford Reference. 9 December 2022 .
13. Web site: Leocadie Gerlach. lex: Kvinfo. Ahlgren Jensen, Lisbeth. 9 December 2022 . da.
14. Web site: Edith Guillaume. lex: Kvinfo. Sørensen, Lilo. 9 December 2022 . da.
15. Web site: Elly Ruth Guldbæk Degerbøl (Jensen). Geni. 9 December 2022 .
16. Web site: Kirsten Hermansen. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
17. Book: Kutsch . K.-J. . Karl-Josef Kutsch . Riemens . Leo . Leo Riemens . https://books.google.com/books?id=dsfq_5dFeL0C&pg=PA2234 . Janssen, Louise . . . 4th . de . 2012 . 2234 . 978-3-59-844088-5.
18. Web site: Eva Johansson. Det Kongelige Teater. https://web.archive.org/web/20060828164910/http://www.kglteater.dk/site/OmKunstarterne/Opera/Personale/Gaestesolister/Eva%20Johansson.aspx . 9 December 2022 . 2006-08-28 . da.
19. Web site: Sophie Keller. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
20. Web site: Tina Kiberg. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
21. Web site: Lone Koppel. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
22. Web site: Tenna Kraft. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
23. Web site: Johanne Krarup-Hansen. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
24. Web site: Lilly Lamprecht. lex: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Schiørring, Nils. 9 December 2022 . da.
25. Book: Flor, Kai. Danske scenekunstnere. 2020. SAGA Egmont. 978-87-26-32612-3. 318–. da.
26. Web site: Margrethe Lendrop. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
27. Web site: Levinsohn, Anna Henriette. Singer. Isidore. Isidore Singer. Cramer. Frank. The Jewish Encyclopedia. 9 December 2022.
28. Web site: Augusta Lütken. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 August 2022 . da.
29. Web site: Ida Møller. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
30. Web site: Caroline Walter. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
31. Web site: Anna Nielsen. lex: Kvinfo. Risum, Janne. 9 December 2022 . da.
32. News: Obituaries: Inga Nielsen, Soprano. Mike. Ashman. February 2008. Gramophone. 9 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20081114133824/http://www.gramophone.co.uk/obituaries_detail.asp?id=2995. 14 November 2008.
33. Web site: Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen. lex: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Krogh, Torben. 9 December 2022 . da.
34. Web site: Edith Oldrup. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
35. Web site: Hedevig Quiding. lex: Kvinfo. Bruland, Inge. 9 December 2022 . da.
36. Web site: Louise Sahlgreen. lex: Kvinfo. Ahlgren Jensen, Lisbeth. 9 December 2022 . da.
37. Web site: Else Schøtt. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
38. Web site: Catharine Simonsen. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
39. Web site: Bonna Søndberg. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
40. Web site: Ingeborg Steffensen. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
41. Web site: Emilie Ulrich. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
42. Web site: Lilian Weber Hansen. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
43. Web site: Ebba Wilton. lex: Kvinfo. Høgel, Sten. 9 December 2022 . da.
44. Web site: Josephine Zinck. lex: Kvinfo. Ahlgren Jensen, Lisbeth. 9 December 2022 . da.
45. Web site: Marie Zinck. lex: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Neiiendam, Robert. 9 December 2022 . da.