Magna Lykseth | |
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 Magna Lykseth as Isolde in Tristan and Isolde at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1909 | |
| Born | Magna Elvine Lykseth 6 February 1874 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 13 November 1949 (aged 75) Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Education | |
| Occupation | Operatic soprano |
| Organization | Royal Swedish Opera |
| Awards | Royal Swedish Academy of Music |
Magna Elvine Lykseth-Skogman (6 February 1874 – 13 November 1949), also known as Magna Lykseth-Schjerven, was a Norwegian-born Swedish operatic soprano. After making her début at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1901 as Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, she was engaged there until 1918 becoming the company's prima donna. She performed leading roles in a wide range of operas but is remembered in particular for her Wagnerian interpretations, creating Brünnhilde in the Swedish premières of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, and Isolde in 1909. Considered to be one of the most outstanding Swedish opera singers of her generation, she was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal in 1907 and became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1912.[1][2][3]
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hurum, Maud. "Magna Lykseth (Skogman Schjerven) (1874-1949)" (in Norwegian). Norsk musikkhistorisk arkiv. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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