Kerstin Dellert ( Swede. Kjerstin Dellert ; November 4, 1925 - March 5, 2018 ) - Swedish opera singer ( soprano ) and theater manager [3] .
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| Genres | opera, operetta |
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Biography
Early years
Born in Stockholm in the family of businessman Oscar Dellert and Elizabeth Dellert (née Blomqvist, in his second marriage, Askell) [4] .
Singer's Career
She began her career as a vocalist in 1948 on American radio, winning the Arthur Godfrey talent competition in New York. Dellert sang the song Someone to Watch Over Me [5] [6] .
She made her debut on the opera stage in 1951 on the Stora Teatern stage in Gothenburg , performing the part in the operetta of Jacques Offenbach's “Beautiful Elena”. From the mid-1950s to the 1970s, she mostly performed at the Royal Opera in Stockholm , performing parties in operas, including Puccini's Tosca and Karl-Birger Blumdal's Aniare (1959) [7] .
Dellert also acted as the organizer and producer of several performances on special occasions, for example, a show commissioned by the Riksdag on the stage of the Stockholm Opera in 1976, dedicated to the wedding of King Carl Gustav and Queen Sylvia (at this concert ABBA performed the song Dancing Queen for the first time, and Dellert herself performed the song O, min Carl Gustafa ) [8] . In honor of her 50th birthday, Dellert organized a revue on the Södra Teatern stage in 1975 [9] .
Other Activities
In 1981, Dellert became director of the Confidencen Theater in Ulriksdal Palace. In 1979, she officially left the Royal Opera, but remained on stage until the mid-1990s. In 2005, Dellert appeared in the role of Maria Callas in the play Master Class based on the play by Terrence McNally, staged at the Confidencen and Lorensbergsteatern scenes in Gothenburg, receiving positive reviews from critics [10] .
In the film directed by Gustav Edgren's “Beautiful Elena” (1951), Dellert dubbed Eva Dalbeck in opera parts. She also participated in the 1972 Melodifestivalen with the song Kärlek behöver inga ord , finishing in fourth place.
Death
On Christmas Eve 2016, she suffered a stroke [11] .
Dellert died on March 5, 2018 at the age of 92. [12]
Family
From 1947 to 1966 she was married to Karl-Olaf Berg ( Swede. Carl-Olof Bergh ) [13] . The only son is Totte Dellert ( Swede. Thotte Dellert ), a Swedish artist and actor [14] . From 1968 she was married to Niels-Oka Heggbom ( Swede. Nils-Åke Häggbom ), a ballet dancer and ballet director of the Royal Ballet from 1986 to 1993.
Awards and prizes
- 1976] - Medal of His Majesty the King , 8th size from the Seraphim Flight Order
- 1982 - Medal for Merit to the Singing Arts
- 1988 - Natur & Kulturs Award
- 1991 - Alpha Henrickson Prize [15]
- 1994 - Gold Medal Illis Quorum
- 2000 - Stockholm Bellman Prize
- 2017 - Medal of the Royal Patriotic Society for contribution to culture [16]
Notes
- ↑ Discogs - 2000.
- ↑ LIBRIS - 2018.
- ↑ Kjerstin Dellert: "Det är vidrigt att fylla 90" . The appeal date is October 12, 2017.
- ↑ Kjerstin Dellert fyller 80 år den 4 november . The appeal date is October 12, 2017.
- ILD BILDSPECIAL: Följ med hem till Kjerstin Dellert Neopr (13 September 2010). The appeal date is October 12, 2017.
- ↑ Kjerstin Dellert i förtroende ISBN 91-0-057326-4 pg. 84
- ↑ "Aniara" - opera för orostider - DN.SE Neopr (8 January 2001). The appeal date is October 12, 2017.
- ↑ Dagens Nyheter , 19 June 1976.
- ↑ Expressen (5 November 1975) & Hänt i Veckan (13 November 1975).
- ↑ Article in Göteborgs-Posten , 23 November 2005.
- ↑ Kjerstin Dellert drabbad avt stroke . The appeal date is October 12, 2017.
- ↑ Pettersson, Leo Kjerstin Dellert har dött . Aftonbladet. The appeal date is March 5, 2018.
- ↑ Sveriges dödbok 1901–2013 Swedish death index 1901–2013: [ Swede ] . - Version 6.0. - Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund, 2014. - ISBN 9789187676642 . .
- ↑ DELLERT, KJERSTIN, operasångerska, Sthlm i Vem är Vem? / Stor-Stockholm 1962 / sidan 284.
- ↑ Alf Henrikson-stipendiater . Alf Henriksonsällskapet. The date of the appeal is 25 februari 2008. Archived on June 9, 2019.
- ↑ Kjerstin Häggbom Dellert får Kungl. Patriotiska Sällskapets Kulturavsmedalj Neopr (December 1, 2017). The appeal date is January 15, 2018.
Further reading
- Kutsch, KJ and Riemens, Leo (eds.), “Dellert, Kjerstin” , Unvergängliche Stimmen , Francke, 1975, p 162. ISBN 3-7720-1145-4
- PhotoIcon , "60 Second Exposure: Kjerstin Dellert"
- Sveriges Television , "En av de stora sopranerna" , 20 November 2009
Links
- Dellert, Kerstin (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database