Lilly Johanna Maria Hafgren, also Lilly Hafgren-Waag, Lilly Hafgren-Dinkela, (7 October 1884, Stockholm — 27 February 1965, Berlin) was a Swedish operatic soprano who performed mainly in Germany. After studying in Frankfurt and Milan, in 1908 she made her debut in Bayreuth as Freia in Wagner's Rheingold. She went on to perform in a variety of roles at the Hofteater in Mannheim and at the Hofoper in Berlin.[1] In the 1920s she appeared widely across Europe, including at Milan's La Scala, the Vienna Opera and the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. Her final engagement was with the Dresen State Opera (1934–35).[2][3][4] She is remembered above all for her leading soprano roles in the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss.[5]
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