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Kirsten Flagstad

1895 - 1962

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kirsten Flagstad is the 514th most popular singer (down from 405th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Norway (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kirsten Flagstad ranks 514 out of 4,381. Before her are Esther Ofarim, Maria Bethânia, Natalie Cole, Randy Newman, Brenda Lee, and Kaliopi. After her are Chris Brown, Bobby Brown, Dusty Hill, Ceca, Lola Novaković, and Anne Sofie von Otter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Kirsten Flagstad ranks 108. Before her are Hans Loritz, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Josef Bürckel, Lewis Mumford, Heinrich Eberbach, and Albert Cohen. After her are Martin Luther, Alexander Orlov, Matthew Ridgway, Rolf Nevanlinna, Paul Giesler, and Carl Lutz. Among people deceased in 1962, Kirsten Flagstad ranks 73. Before her are Tod Browning, Erich von Tschermak, Henri Wallon, Antoine Pevsner, Richard Aldington, and Enrico Mattei. After her are Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Louis Massignon, Prince René of Bourbon-Parma, John Rimmer, Milan Vidmar, and Michel de Ghelderode.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Kirsten Flagstad ranks 141 out of 1,039. Before her are Trygve Bratteli (1910), Thorleif Haug (1894), Bjørn Dæhlie (1967), John Lyng (1905), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), and Oscar Torp (1893). After her are Hans Gude (1825), Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931), Anathon Aall (1867), Mari Boine (1956), Edvard Moser (1962), and Camilla Collett (1813).

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Among SINGERS In Norway

Among singers born in Norway, Kirsten Flagstad ranks 3. Before her are Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945), and Morten Harket (1959). After her are Mari Boine (1956), Kirsti Sparboe (1946), Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969), Nina Grieg (1845), Nora Brockstedt (1923), Wenche Myhre (1947), Eva Nansen (1858), Anita Hegerland (1961), and Jahn Teigen (1949).

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