About Michael Flagstad
Lived 1869 – 1930 (aged 61). Michael Flagstad was a Norwegian conductor, stenographer and jazz musician.
Michael Flagstad (4 February 1869 – 1 December 1930) was a Norwegian musician and conductor from Hamar.
Biography Flagstad studied violin with Gudbrand Bøhn, and he was the conductor at the Central Theater from 1901 to 1909 and at the Norwegian Theater from 1912 to 1917. He was a founder and board member of the Norwegian Musicians' Union (Norsk Musikerforbund), which was established in 1911. He also translated numerous opera librettos into Norwegian.
Michael Flagstad was married to the pianist Maja Flagstad They moved from Hamar to Oslo, where they settled in Vinderen around 1900.
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Who was Michael Flagstad?
Norwegian musician and conductor (1869–1930)
When was Michael Flagstad born?
Michael Flagstad was born on 4 February 1869 in Kongsberg.
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Michael Flagstad died on 1 December 1930.
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Michael Flagstad was a conductor, stenographer and jazz musician.
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Michael Flagstad was Norwegian.
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