About Borghild Langaard
Lived 1883 – 1939 (aged 56). Borghild Langaard was a Norwegian opera singer.
Career Borghild Bryhn studied with Gina Oselio and Nina Grieg. Her public debut was in 1906 at a concert in Kristiania (called Oslo after 1925) featuring songs by Grieg, accompanied on piano by the composer, Edvard Grieg, himself.
Her operatic debut was in 1907 in Kristiania in the opera Sjømandsbruden by . In 1908, at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, she sang the role of Brünnhilde in Hans Richter and Percy Pitt's English language production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen
In the period 1908-1916, Borghild Bryhn Langaard made several gramophone recordings, including art songs by Grieg, and excerpts from her operatic repertoire.
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Who was Borghild Langaard?
Norwegian singer (1883-1939)
When was Borghild Langaard born?
Borghild Langaard was born on 23 July 1883 in Kongsvinger Municipality.
When did Borghild Langaard die?
Borghild Langaard died on 20 November 1939 in Oslo.
What was Borghild Langaard's occupation?
Borghild Langaard was an opera singer.
What nationality was Borghild Langaard?
Borghild Langaard was Norwegian.
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