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Nicolai Gedda
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- 4
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- Mein Leben--meine Kunst
- Klemperer Stories
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- Nicolai Gedda
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Stockholm, Sweden
Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, better known as Nicolai Gedda (11 July 1925 – 8 January 2017), was a Swedish operatic tenor. Debuting in 1951, Gedda had a long and successful career in opera until the age of 77 in June 2003, when he made his final operatic recording. Skilled at languages, he performed operas in French, Russian, German, Italian, English, Czech and Swedish, as well as one in Latin. In…
Known for
- Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk — Sergei (singing voice)1992
- Candide — Governor / Vanderdendur / Ragotski1991
- Musik liegt in der Luft — Self - Singer1991
- Boris Godounov — L'innocent (voice)1989
- Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide — Self1989
- Da Capo — Self1986
- Melodien für Millionen — Self1985
- The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala — Self1983
- Bühnenbild mit Dame1982
- The Bartered Bride - The Met — Jenika1978
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1925-07-11
- Active to
- 2017-01-08
Discography
- Die Fledermaus1955
- Il turco in Italia1955
- Platée1957
- Missa Solemnis1959
- Faust1960
- Boris Godounov - Extraits1963
- Carmen1964
- Die Zauberflöte1964
- Requiem1964
- Die lustige Witwe1966
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- 63,205
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Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, known professionally as Nicolai Gedda (11 July 1925 – 8 January 2017), was a Swedish operatic tenor. Debuting in 1952, Gedda had a long and successful career in opera until the age of 77 in June 2003, when he made his final operatic recording. Skilled at languages, he performed operas in French, Russian, German, Italian, English, Czech, and Swedish, as well as one in Latin. In January 1958, he created the part of Anatol in the world premiere of the American opera Va
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nikolay
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Place of death
- Tolochenaz
- Occupation
- music educator
- Employer
- Royal Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.nicolai-gedda.de
- Image
- Nicolai Gedda - collezione Tino Barindelli.tif
- Voice type
- tenor
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- name in native language
- Nicolai Gedda
- date of birth
- 1925-07-11
- Commons category
- Nicolai Gedda
- date of death
- 2017-01-08
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- birth name
- Harry Gustaf Nikolai Lindberg
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