Bonna Søndberg

Bonna Søndberg (born 17 August 1933) is a Danish former operatic soprano and singing educator. She first sang mezzo and made her on-stage debut as the housekeeper Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro in 1955. Søndberg was employed by the Royal Danish Theatre one year later and she remained with the institution until her retirement in 1987. She is a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and a recipient of the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat.

Early life Søndberg was born in Gørding, Ribe County on 17 August 1933. She is the daughter of the tailor and tenor Jørgen Jensen and the pianist Sonja S. Hansen. At the age of four Søndberg began playing the piano but her heart always desired to sing. at her second attempt.