Ruth Guldbæk

Elly Ruth Guldbæk Degerbøl née Guldbæk Jensen (1919–2006) was a Danish operatic soprano. After training at Copenhagen's Folketeatret and Det Ny Teater, she joined the Royal Danish Theatre where she made her début in 1947 as Zerline in Don Giovanni. After a long series of successful soubrette and coloratura roles, she performed in Covent Garden on three occasions in the early 1950s. Guldbæk was honoured as a Royal Chamber Singer in 1955. She was equally successful for her concert hall recitals.

Biography Born in Frederikshavn on 1 December 1919, Elly Ruth Guldbæk Jensen was the daughter of Christian Peter Jensen and Caroline Marie née Arentsen. After training in the singing class at the Folketeater and Den Ny Teater in the early 1940s, she attended the Royal Danish Theatre's opera school from 1944 to 1947.