Kirsten Flagstad

Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Norwegian operatic singer 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." Quick facts Born, Died ... Kirsten Flagstad Born Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad (1895-07-12)12 July 1895 Hamar, Norway Died 7 December 1962(1962-12-07) (aged 67) Oslo, Norway Resting place Vestre Gravlund Occupation Opera singer Years active 1913–1957 Spouses Sigurd Hall ​ ​ (m. 1919; div. 1930)​ Henry Thomas Ingvald Johansen ​ ​ (m.…

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