Jonas Brunvoll, Jr.

Jonas Brunvoll (3 August 1920 – 6 April 1982) was a Norwegian opera singer and actor.

Personal life Brunvoll was born in Bærum; the son of Jonas Brunvoll and Kirsten Sørsdal, and was a brother of Gunnar Brunvoll.

During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was involved in civil resistance. He was first arrested in October 1941, and held at Bredtveit Prison for a short period. He was then arrested in January 1942 and held at Møllergata 19 until 4 March, when he was incarcerated at Grini until 20 March, and then transferred to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany. In the memoir book 3 fra Sachsenhausen fellow prisoner and newspaper editor Olav Larssen recalls cultural activities in the camp, and mentions that Brunvoll would sing in such a way that prisoners forgot their surroundings, both at Grini and Sachsenhausen. His parents were also sent to German concentration camps, his mother to Ravensbrück and Auschwitz, and his father to Sachsenhausen.

Career Brunvoll made his debut as opera singer in 1941 as Colline in La Boheme at Trøndelag Teater.