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Swedish opera singer (1904–1964)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1904
Active to
1964

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Set Svanholm (2 September 1904 – 4 October 1964) was a Swedish operatic tenor, considered the leading Tristan and Siegfried of the first decade following World War II. Life and career: Svanholm began his musical career at the age of 17 as a precentor, elementary school teacher, and organist. He then studied at the Royal University College of Music in Stockholm as well as taking singing lessons from the famous baritone John Forsell, who also taught Aksel Schiøtz and Jussi Björling. <a href="http

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Viktor
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Occupation
theatre manager
Genre
opera
Instrument
voice
Record label
RCA Red Seal
Image
Set Svanholm 1960.jpg
Voice type
tenor
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date of birth
1904-09-02
date of death
1964-10-04
Fach vocal classification
Heldentenor
Commons category
Set Svanholm
start of work period
1930-00-00
significant person
Birgit Nilsson
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