Kirsten Flagstad

Kirsten Flagstad

Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad (12 July 1895 – 7 December 1962) was a Norwegian opera singer, who was the outstanding Wagnerian soprano of her era. Her triumphant debut in New York on 2 February 1935 is one of the legends of opera. Giulio Gatti-Casazza, the longstanding General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera said, “I have given America two great gifts — Caruso and Flagstad.” Called "the voice of the century", she ranks among the greatest singers of the 20th century. Desmond Shawe-Taylor wrote of her in the New Grove Dictionary of Opera: "No one within living memory surpassed her in sheer beauty and consistency of line and tone."

Birth and Death Data: Born July 12, 1895 (Hamar Municipality), Died December 7, 1962 (Oslo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 46 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CS-95354	12-in.	10/9/1935	Dich teure Halle	Kirsten Flagstad ; Hans Lange	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-95355	12-in.	10/9/1935	Isoldes Liebestod	Kirsten Flagstad ; Hans Lange	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-95356	12-in.	10/9/1935	Isoldes Liebestod	Kirsten Flagstad ; Hans Lange	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-95357	10-in.	10/9/1935	Ho-yo-to-ho	Kirsten Flagstad ; Hans Lange	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-95358	12-in.	10/9/1935	Elsas Traum	Kirsten Flagstad ; Hans Lange	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-95359	12-in.	10/9/1935	Elizabeths Gebet	Kirsten Flagstad ; Hans Lange	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-95360	12-in.	10/9/1935	Elizabeths Gebet	Kirsten Flagstad ; Hans Lange	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-95361	10-in.	10/9/1935	Allerseelen	Kirsten Flagstad ; Hans Lange ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-101157	12-in.	4/1/1936	Ozean, du Ungeheuer	Kirsten Flagstad ; Alexander Smallens	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-101158	12-in.	4/1/1936	Ozean, du Ungeheuer	Kirsten Flagstad ; Alexander Smallens	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-101159	12-in.	4/1/1936	Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin?	Kirsten Flagstad ; Alexander Smallens	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-101160	12-in.	4/1/1936	Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin?	Kirsten Flagstad ; Alexander Smallens	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-101161	12-in.	4/1/1936	Euch Luften	Kirsten Flagstad ; Alexander Smallens	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-101162	12-in.	4/1/1936	Traft ihr das Schiff	Kirsten Flagstad ; Alexander Smallens	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-101163	12-in.	4/1/1936	Jeg elsker dich	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-101164	12-in.	4/1/1936	Mot kveld	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-101165	10-in.	4/1/1936	Med en vandlilje	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-101166	10-in.	4/1/1936	Ein Traum	Kirsten Flagstad ; Edwin McArthur	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-013069	12-in.	10/17/1937	Brunnhilde's immolation	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-013070	12-in.	10/17/1937	Brunnhilde's immolation	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-013071	12-in.	10/17/1937	Brunnhilde's immolation	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-013072	12-in.	10/17/1937	Brunnhilde's immolation	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-013073	10-in.	10/17/1937	Du bist der Lenz (Thou art the spring)	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-013074	10-in.	10/17/1937	Euch lüften die mein Klagen	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-013075	12-in.	10/17/1937	Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin?	Kirsten Flagstad ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 1-25 of 46 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Flagstad, Kirsten," accessed April 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100013.

Flagstad, Kirsten. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100013.

"Flagstad, Kirsten." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 April 2024.

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