Inga Nielsen, the Glossary
Inga Nielsen (2 June 1946 – 10 February 2008) was a Danish soprano who had an active international opera career from 1971 to 2006.[1]
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62 relations: Aix-en-Provence Festival, Budapest, Cancer, Carmen, Child prodigy, Columbia Records, Contralto, David H. Koch Theater, Der Bettelstudent, Der Freischütz, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Die Fledermaus, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Dramatic soprano, Elektra (opera), Erwartung, Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Gentofte Municipality, Georg Solti, Gramophone (magazine), Great Belt Bridge, Hilde Güden, Holbæk, Iowa, Julia Hamari, La Scala, List of Edinburgh festivals, London, Lyric soprano, Margrethe II, Mathis der Maler (opera), Mostly Mozart Festival, Musiktheater im Revier, New York City Opera, Oper Frankfurt, Opera, Opera News, Order of the Dannebrog, Peter Sellars, Plácido Domingo, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Robert Hale (bass-baritone), Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Royal Opera House, Salome (opera), Salzburg Festival, Santa Fe Opera, Schlosstheater Schwetzingen, Soprano, ... Expand index (12 more) »
- 20th-century Danish women opera singers
- 21st-century Danish women opera singers
- Danish operatic sopranos
- Danish people of Austrian descent
- Deaths from cancer in Denmark
- Musicians from Region Zealand
Aix-en-Provence Festival
The Festival d'Aix-en-Provence is an annual international music festival which takes place each summer in Aix-en-Provence, principally in July.
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Budapest
Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary.
Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
Carmen
Carmen is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet.
Child prodigy
A child prodigy is a person under the age of ten who produces meaningful work in some domain at the level of an adult expert.
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Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony.
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Contralto
A contralto is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type.
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David H. Koch Theater
The David H. Koch Theater is a theater for ballet and dance at Lincoln Center in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.
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Der Bettelstudent
Der Bettelstudent (The Beggar Student) is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker with a German libretto by Camillo Walzel (under the pseudonym of F. Zell) and Richard Genée, based on Les noces de Fernande by Victorien Sardou and The Lady of Lyons by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
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Der Freischütz
(J. 277, Op. 77 The Marksman or The Freeshooter) is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind, based on a story by Johann August Apel and Friedrich Laun from their 1810 collection Gespensterbuch.
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Deutsche Oper am Rhein
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein (German Opera on the Rhine) is an opera company based in Düsseldorf and Duisburg.
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (K. 384; The Abduction from the Seraglio; also known as Il Seraglio) is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Die Fledermaus
(The Flittermouse or The Bat, sometimes called The Revenge of the Bat) is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874.
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Die Frau ohne Schatten
(The Woman without a Shadow), Op.
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Dramatic soprano
A dramatic soprano is a type of operatic soprano with a powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over, or cut through, a full orchestra.
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Elektra (opera)
Elektra, Op. 58, is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss, to a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which he adapted from his 1903 drama Elektra.
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Erwartung
(Expectation), Op. 17, is a one-act monodrama in four scenes by Arnold Schoenberg to a libretto by.
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Franz Liszt Academy of Music
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music (Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, often abbreviated as Zeneakadémia, "Liszt Academy") is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875.
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Gentofte Municipality
Gentofte Municipality (Gentofte Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region of Denmark (Region Hovedstaden) on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.
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Georg Solti
Sir Georg Solti (born György Stern; 21 October 1912 – 5 September 1997) was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor, known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt, and London, and as a long-serving music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Gramophone (magazine)
Gramophone (known as The Gramophone prior to 1970) is a magazine published monthly in London, devoted to classical music, particularly to reviews of recordings.
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Great Belt Bridge
The Great Belt Bridge (Storebæltsbroen) or Great Belt fixed link (Storebæltsforbindelsen) is a multi-element fixed link crossing the Great Belt strait between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen.
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Hilde Güden
Hilde Güden (or Gueden; 15 September 1917 – 17 September 1988) was an Austrian soprano who was one of the most appreciated Straussian and Mozartian sopranos of her day.
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Holbæk
Holbæk is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,503 (1 January 2024).
Iowa
Iowa is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.
Julia Hamari
Julia Hamari (born 21 November 1942) is a Hungarian mezzo-soprano and alto singer in opera and concert, appearing internationally.
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La Scala
La Scala (officially italics) is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy.
List of Edinburgh festivals
This is a list of arts and cultural festivals regularly taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Lyric soprano
A lyric soprano is a type of operatic soprano voice that has a warm quality with a bright, full timbre that can be heard over an orchestra.
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Margrethe II
Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024.
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Mathis der Maler (opera)
Mathis der Maler (Matthias the Painter is an opera by Paul Hindemith.
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Mostly Mozart Festival
The Mostly Mozart Festival was an American classical music festival based in New York City.
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Musiktheater im Revier
Musiktheater im Revier (MiR) (Music Theatre in the Ruhr) is the venue for performing opera, operetta, musical theatre and ballet in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
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New York City Opera
The New York City Opera (NYCO) is an American opera company located in Manhattan in New York City.
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Oper Frankfurt
The Oper Frankfurt (Frankfurt Opera) is a German opera company based in Frankfurt.
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Opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers.
Opera News
Opera News was an American classical music magazine.
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Order of the Dannebrog
The Order of the Dannebrog (Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V.
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Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars (born September 27, 1957) is an American theatre director, noted for his unique stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays.
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Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. Inga Nielsen and Plácido Domingo are singers awarded knighthoods.
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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny) is a political-satirical opera composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht.
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Robert Hale (bass-baritone)
Robert Hale (August 22, 1933 – August 23, 2023) was an American operatic bass-baritone.
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Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg
The Royal Academy of Music (Danish: Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium) in Aarhus and Aalborg, Denmark, is a conservatoire and state institution under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Culture, charged with responsibility for the further education courses in music, and for otherwise contributing to the promotion of musical culture in Denmark.
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Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a historic opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London.
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Salome (opera)
Salome, Op. 54, is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss.
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Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival (Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920.
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Santa Fe Opera
Santa Fe Opera (SFO) is an American opera company, located north of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Schlosstheater Schwetzingen
Schlosstheater Schwetzingen (Schwetzingen palace theater) is a court theater in Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Soprano
A soprano is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.
Soubrette
A soubrette is a female minor stock character in opera and theatre, often a pert lady's maid.
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Stroke
Stroke (also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or brain attack) is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death.
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (Swabian: italics) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
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Tagea Brandt Rejselegat
The Tagea Brandts Rejselegat (Travel Scholarship) is a Danish award to women who have made a significant contribution in science, literature or art.
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The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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The English Cat
The English Cat (in German, Die englische Katze) is an opera in two acts by Hans Werner Henze to an English libretto by Edward Bond, based on Les peines de coeur d'une chatte anglaise (The heartbreak of an English cat) by Honoré de Balzac.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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Timbre
In music, timbre, also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone.
Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli, is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university established in 1817 located in Vienna.
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Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera is a historic opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria.
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Zurich Opera
Zurich Opera (Opernhaus Zürich) is a Swiss opera company based in Zurich.
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See also
20th-century Danish women opera singers
- Birgit Engell
- Bonna Søndberg
- Edith Guillaume
- Edith Oldrup
- Else Brems
- Else Schøtt
- Emilie Ulrich
- Hanne Fischer
- Inga Nielsen
- Kirsten Hermansen
- Lilian Weber Hansen
- Povla Frijsh
- Sophie Keller
21st-century Danish women opera singers
- Hanne Fischer
- Inga Nielsen
- Kirsten Hermansen
Danish operatic sopranos
- Anna Henriette Levinsohn
- Augusta Lütken
- Birgit Engell
- Bonna Søndberg
- Catharine Simonsen
- Dorothy Larsen
- Ebba Wilton
- Edith Oldrup
- Elisabeth Dons
- Else Schøtt
- Else-Marie Hansen
- Emilie Ulrich
- Emilie da Fonseca
- Eva Johansson
- Hedevig Quiding
- Henriette Bonde-Hansen
- Ida Møller
- Inga Nielsen
- Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen
- Inger Dam-Jensen
- Johanne Brun
- Kirsten Hermansen
- Lilly Lamprecht
- Lisbeth Balslev
- List of Danish operatic sopranos
- Lone Koppel
- Louise Janssen
- Louise Sahlgreen
- Margrethe Lendrop
- Marie Zinck
- Oda Balsborg
- Povla Frijsh
- Ruth Guldbæk
- Sophie Keller
- Tenna Kraft
- Tina Kiberg
Danish people of Austrian descent
- Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg
- Count Felix of Monpezat
- Count Nikolai of Monpezat
- Daniel Stückler
- Inga Nielsen
- Isabella of Austria
- Janne Teller
Deaths from cancer in Denmark
- Aage Haugland
- Ahmad Abu Laban
- Andreas P. Nielsen
- Annette Stroyberg
- Aron Nimzowitsch
- Asbjørn Sennels
- Gyda Hansen
- H. C. Hansen
- Helle Fastrup
- Helle Virkner
- Henning Jensen
- Inga Nielsen
- Ingvil Aarbakke
- James Massey
- Jens Werner
- Kirsten Rolffes
- Kresten Bjerre
- Lars Høgh
- Lone Dybkjær
- Margit Pörtner
- Mira Wanting
- Morten Grunwald
- Søren Elung Jensen
- Svend Auken
- Tøger Seidenfaden
- Thad Jones
- Vibeke Sperling
- Warren Spears
Musicians from Region Zealand
- Aage Stentoft
- Aksel Schiøtz
- Carl-Emil Lohmann
- Clemens (rapper)
- DJ Noize
- Elisabeth Dons
- Else Torp
- Finn Viderø
- Frederik Magle
- Fuzzy (composer)
- Golla Hammerich
- Hot Eyes
- Inga Nielsen
- Jesper Bodilsen
- Joachim Neergaard
- Klumben
- Margrethe Lendrop
- Michael Falch
- Michael Poulsen
- Natasha Thomas (singer)
- Niels Bernhart
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
- Poul Ruders
- Puls (band)
- Søren Reiff
- Simone Egeriis
- Tessa (rapper)
- Torben Lendager
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inga_Nielsen
, Soubrette, Stroke, Stuttgart, Tagea Brandt Rejselegat, The Daily Telegraph, The English Cat, The Guardian, Timbre, Tivoli Gardens, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Vienna State Opera, Zurich Opera.