Lisbeth Balslev
Lisbeth Balslev (born 21 February 1945) is a
Wagnerian
operas.
Balslev was born in
Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen. In 1976, she made her debut at the Royal Danish Theater as Yaroslavna in Prince Igor.[1]
After two years, Balslev left the Royal Danish Theater and had her international breakthrough as Senta in Harry Kupfer's staging of Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer at the 1978 Bayreuth Festival.[2] From 1979 to 1983 she sang at the Hamburg State Opera, after which she has worked freelance at La Scala, the Vienna State Opera and Bayreuth among others.[1][3]
In addition to her professional work, Balslev was in 1992 among the founders of an organization which supports
Balslev has received several awards and honors, including
Reumert Prize, of which she was the first recipient (1999). In 1993, she was made a Dame of the Order of the Dannebrog.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c Lilo Sørensen. "Lisbeth Balslev". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (in Danish). KVINFO. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-521-58763-1. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Berlingske Tidende(in Danish). 11 April 1999. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- Berlingske Tidende(in Danish). 20 November 2000. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
External links
- Lisbeth Balslev: You come to Bayreuth for the sake of art interview at Wagneropera.net
- Lisbeth Balslev at IMDb
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