Kjerstin Dellert
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Kjerstin Dellert is a Swedish
opera
singer
Born in Stockholm
, Dellert made her debut at Stora teatern (the old Gothenburg Opera stage) in Gothenburg
in the 1950s. From the mid-50s to the 1970s she worked primarily at the Royal Swedish Opera
in Stockholm
in a raging variety of opera roles, including Floria in Puccini's Tosca and Harry Martinson
/Erik Lindegren
/Karl-Birger Blomdahl
's opera Aniara in 1959. She participated in Melodifestivalen 1972
with "Kärlek behöver inga ord", finishing fourth.
Kjerstin Dellert is the Director of the Ulriksdal Palace Theatre; Confidencen
. Since the mid 1990s she has been retired from the stage (she officially retired from the Swedish Royal Opera in 1979), but recently made an extremely critically acclaimed and appreciated appearance, for a brief run in the autumn of 2005, as Maria Callas
in the play Master Class by Terrence McNally
at Confidencen.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer
Born in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Dellert made her debut at Stora teatern (the old Gothenburg Opera stage) in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
in the 1950s. From the mid-50s to the 1970s she worked primarily at the Royal Swedish Opera
Royal Swedish Opera
Kungliga Operan is Sweden's national stage for opera and ballet.-Location and Environment:...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in a raging variety of opera roles, including Floria in Puccini's Tosca and Harry Martinson
Harry Martinson
Harry Martinson was a Swedish sailor, author and poet. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 together with fellow Swede Eyvind Johnson. The choice for Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson was very controversial as both were on the...
/Erik Lindegren
Erik Lindegren
J. Erik Lindegren was a Swedish author, poet, critical writer and member of the Swedish Academy . Grandson of composer Johan Lindegren....
/Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Karl-Birger Blomdahl was a Swedish composer and conductor born in Växjö. He was educated in biochemistry, but was primarily active in music and by his experimental compositions he became one of the big names in Swedish modernism. His teachers included Hilding Rosenberg...
's opera Aniara in 1959. She participated in Melodifestivalen 1972
Melodifestivalen 1972
Melodifestivalen 1972 was the selection for the 13th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 12th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Approximately 1000 songs were submitted to Sveriges Radio for the competition...
with "Kärlek behöver inga ord", finishing fourth.
Kjerstin Dellert is the Director of the Ulriksdal Palace Theatre; Confidencen
Confidencen
Confidencen, or Ulriksdals slottsteater ; is a Swedish opera stage.Confidencen is Sweden's oldest rococo theatre situated in the National City Park, on the ground of the Ulriksdal Palace outside Stockholm. The building's original structure was built in 1671...
. Since the mid 1990s she has been retired from the stage (she officially retired from the Swedish Royal Opera in 1979), but recently made an extremely critically acclaimed and appreciated appearance, for a brief run in the autumn of 2005, as Maria Callas
Maria Callas
Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts...
in the play Master Class by Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally is an American playwright who has received four Tony Awards, an Emmy, two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Hull-Warriner Award, and a citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has been a member of the Council of the...
at Confidencen.
Sources
- Kutsch, K. J. and Riemens, Leo (eds.), "Dellert, Kjerstin", Unvergängliche Stimmen, Francke, 1975, p 162. ISBN 3772011454
- PhotoIcon, "60 Second Exposure: Kjerstin Dellert"
- Sveriges TelevisionSveriges TelevisionSveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
, "En av de stora sopranerna", 20 November 2009