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Flagstad
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Flag·stad  (flgstd, flägstä), Kirsten Malfrid 1895-1962.
Norwegian operatic soprano known for her performances as Wagnerian heroines.
Flagstad [ˈflægstæd (Norwegian) ˈflaksta]
n
(Biographies / Flagstad, Kirsten (1895-1962) F, Norwegian, MUSIC: operatic soprano) Kirsten (ˈçirstən). 1895-1962, Norwegian operatic soprano, noted particularly for her interpretations of Wagner
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Kirsten Flagstad was stately looking, but the great Norwegian soprano was not much to see in her day clothes, especially in the early part of her American career.
THE CRITICAL EAR by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
DIDO AND AENEAS Henry Purcell [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There are about two dozen accounts of this opera in the catalogue, from EMI's early LP classic featuring Elizabeth Schwarzkopf and Kirsten Flagstad to this latest release from the Chandos label's early-music division.
Dido and Aeneas by Opera Canada
Featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra and, in the title roles, Ludwig Suthaus and a very mature Kirsten Flagstad (several of her top notes were interpolated by the producer’s wife, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf), this Tristan seems to emerge out of the primordial ooze.
An Iconic Tenor\'d5s Secret Wish: To Tackle Most Demanding Role by Charles Michener / The New York Observer
 
 
 
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