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 26-48 of 48 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CS-013076	12-in.	10/17/1937	Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin?	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-013077	12-in.	10/17/1937	Ozean, du Ungeheuer	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-013078	12-in.	10/17/1937	Ozean, du Ungeheuer	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-013079	12-in.	10/17/1937	Ah, perfido!	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-013080	12-in.	10/17/1937	Ah, perfido!	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-013081	10-in.	10/17/1937	Ah, perfido!	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-013082	10-in.	10/17/1937	Ah, perfido!	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	BN192	10-in.	01/19/1929	Saeterjentens Söndag	Kirsten Flagstad	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	BN193	10-in.	01/19/1929	Solveigs sang "Per Gynt"	Kirsten Flagstad	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0CS373	10-in.	07/23/1936	Die ehre Gottes aus der Natur	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0CS374	10-in.	07/23/1936	Ich liebe dich	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0CS375	10-in.	07/23/1936	When I have sung my songs	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0CS390	10-in.	7/25/1936	Ich liebe dich	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0CS391	10-in.	7/25/1936	Ein Traum	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0CS394	10-in.	07/25/1936	Lykken mellem to mennesker	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0Cs395	10-in.	07/25/1936	Et håb	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0CS396	10-in.	07/26/1936	Oh, lovely night	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0CS397	10-in.	7/26/1936	Songs my mother taught me	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0CS398	10-in.	07/26/1936	Lullaby	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0EA5284	10-in.	6/28/1937	At parting	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0EA5285	10-in.	6/28/1937	Love went a-riding	Artists vary	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
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 26-48 of 48 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Flagstad, Kirsten," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100013.

Flagstad, Kirsten. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100013.

"Flagstad, Kirsten." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.

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