Aase Nordmo Løvberg
Musical artist
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Aase Nordmo Løvberg (10 June 1923 – 25 January 2013)[1] was a Norwegian opera singer. Dagbladet called her "one of Norway's greatest opera singers."[1] For many years she sang with Jussi Björling, and she also sang under renowned conductors such as Herbert von Karajan.
Aase Nordmo Løvberg | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 10 June 1923 |
| Died | 25 January 2013 (aged 89)[1] Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway[1] |
| Occupation | Opera singer |
Life
Løvberg was born in Målselv Municipality, Troms, in 1923.[1] Her family were farmers.[2]
Løvberg was married twice: to Gunnar Eilert Løvberg in 1947 and to Børt-Erik Thoresen in 1976.[3]
Career
Løvberg made her professional début in Oslo in 1948 at the University of Oslo.[1]
She sang at the Concert Hall in Stockholm during the 1952 Olympics. That year, she moved to Stockholm, where she would live until the 1970.[1] Jussi Björling and Birgit Nilsson were two of the singers with whom she regularly performed.[1][2] In 1957, Herbert von Karajan asked Løvberg to perform at the Vienna State Opera. She accepted, making her international debut as Sieglinde in Die Walküre. That year, she was appointed a knight of the first class for the Order of St. Olav.[1]
Løvberg performed at the Metropolitan Opera and the Covent Garden Opera.[1]
She became Norway's first professor of singing when the Norwegian Academy of Music opened in 1973. She was director of the Norwegian Opera starting in 1978.[1]
Later life and legacy
In 1981, she retired from her position as director of the Opera. That year, she was also named a commander of the Order of St. Olav.[1]
Løvberg lived her last years in Lillehammer Municipality in Oppland county, where she died aged 89.[1]
She is also a member of the Order of the Polar Star.[1]