About Bergliot Ibsen
Lived 1869 – 1953 (aged 83). Bergliot Ibsen was a Norwegian opera singer.
Biography
She was born Bergliot Bjørnson in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway) as the daughter of writer and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Karoline Bjørnson (née Reimers). She was married to politician Sigurd Ibsen (1859–1930), son of playwright Henrik Ibsen and Suzannah Ibsen. Her husband later became Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm. They were the parents of Tancred Ibsen, Eleonora Borberg and Irene Ibsen Bille.
Bergliot Ibsen made her concert début in Paris in 1880, and later toured in Norway and Denmark.
She died in Bolzano, Italy in 1953. She was buried in Oslo at Æreslunden in Vår Frelsers gravlund.
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Who was Bergliot Ibsen?
Norwegian mezzo-soprano singer
When was Bergliot Ibsen born?
Bergliot Ibsen was born on 16 June 1869 in Christiania, Oslo Municipality.
When did Bergliot Ibsen die?
Bergliot Ibsen died on 2 February 1953 in Bolzano.
What was Bergliot Ibsen's occupation?
Bergliot Ibsen was an opera singer.
What nationality was Bergliot Ibsen?
Bergliot Ibsen was Norwegian.
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