Kjerstin Dellert
Kjerstin Dellert | |
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Background information | |
Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 4 November 1925
Died | 5 March 2018 | (aged 92)
Genres | Opera |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1948–2015 |
Kjerstin Dellert (4 November 1925 – 5 March 2018) was a Swedish opera singer and theater manager.[1]
Life
Early life
Born in Stockholm, Dellert made her opera debut at Stora teatern (the old Gothenburg Opera stage) in Gothenburg in the 1950s.[2]
Vocalist career
Her career as a vocalist had begun when she won an Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts contest in 1948 with Someone to Watch Over Me.[3][4]
From the mid-1950s to the 1970s she worked primarily at the
Dellert has also been the initiator and producer of a few gala shows for particular celebrations, such as the show financed by
She dubbed the singing voice of
Other activities
Dellert was the managing director of the Ulriksdal Palace Theatre Confidencen.[1] Since the mid-1990s she has been retired from the stage, officially retired from the Swedish Royal Opera since 1979, but briefly in 2005 made a critically acclaimed appearance as Maria Callas in the play Master Class by Terrence McNally at Confidencen and Lorensbergsteatern in Gothenburg.[11]
Personal life
In her first marriage Dellert was the mother of artist and entertainment personality Thomas Dellert, her only child.[10]
Awards
Dellert was awarded the Illis quorum by the Swedish government in 1994.[12]
Illness and death
On Christmas Eve 2016 Dellert suffered a stroke.[13] She died at home on 5 March 2018, aged 92, in the presence of Nils-Åke Häggbom, her husband since 1968.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Kjerstin Dellert: "Det är vidrigt att fylla 90"". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Kjerstin Dellert fyller 80 år den 4 november". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "BILDSPECIAL: Följ med hem till Kjerstin Dellert". 13 September 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ISBN 91-0-057326-4pg. 84
- ^ ""Aniara" – opera för orostider – DN.SE". 8 January 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Dagens Nyheter, 19 June 1976.
- ^ Expressen (5 November 1975) & Hänt i Veckan (13 November 1975).
- ^ Catarina Ericson-Roos I väntan på räven; Kjerstin Dellert på livets scener ISBN 9789189063839 pp. 222 & 329
- ^ YouTube
- ^ a b c Pettersson, Leo. "Kjerstin Dellert har dött". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Article in Göteborgs-Posten, 23 November 2005.
- ^ "Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). January 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Kjerstin Dellert drabbad av stroke". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
Further reading
- ISBN 3-7720-1145-4
- PhotoIcon, "60 Second Exposure: Kjerstin Dellert"
- Sveriges Television, "En av de stora sopranerna", 20 November 2009