Kirsten Flagstad

Kirsten Flagstad

Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad (12 July 1895 – 7 December 1962) was a Norwegian opera singer, who was the outstanding Wagnerian soprano of her era. Her triumphant debut in New York on 2 February 1935 is one of the legends of opera. Giulio Gatti-Casazza, the longstanding General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera said, “I have given America two great gifts — Caruso and Flagstad.” Called "the voice of the century", she ranks among the greatest singers of the 20th century. Desmond Shawe-Taylor wrote of her in the New Grove Dictionary of Opera: "No one within living memory surpassed her in sheer beauty and consistency of line and tone."

Birth and Death Data: Born July 12, 1895 (Hamar Municipality), Died December 7, 1962 (Oslo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-52 of 52 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Gramophone	0EA5286	10-in.	6/28/1937	Seitden den Aug'	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0EA5287	10-in.	6/28/1937	Cäcilie	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 51-52 of 52 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Flagstad, Kirsten," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100013.

Flagstad, Kirsten. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100013.

"Flagstad, Kirsten." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.

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