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List of Danish operatic sopranos

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

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Johanne Brun as Sieglinde
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Ebba Wilton

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

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Sophie Keller
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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

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]
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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]

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Dorothy Larsen

L

  • Lilly Lamprecht (1887–1976), award-winning soprano who sang at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1911[24]
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Carolina Müller
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Louise Sahlgreen

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]

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