Ivar F. Andresen

Ivar Frithiof Andresen (27 July 1896 – 6 November 1940) was a Norwegian operatic singer who pursued a successful international career in Europe and the United States.

Andresen was the first Norwegian to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City (preceding his famous compatriot, the great Wagnerian soprano Kirsten Flagstad, by five years). A bass, he appeared in operas composed by Wagner, Mozart and Verdi. He then performed at the Dresden Semperoper (in 1926–1931) and the Städtische Oper Berlin (1931–1935), and also appeared as a guest artist at the New York Met (1930–1932)

In England, he sang at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, (arias by Fromental Halévy, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Mozart, Giuseppe Verdi, and Richard Wagner) Preiser Records CD PSR 89028 Lebendige Vergangenheit – Ivar Andrésen Vol. 2 (arias and Lieder by Meyerbeer, Richard Wagner, Carl Loewe, Richard Strauss, and Ludwig Fischer) Preiser Records CD PSR 89125