Louise Fribo (born 3 July 1970) is a Danish theatre performer, singer, actress and dancer.

Career

Fribo, who studied the violin from age 4 and was trained as a classical dancer from age 7, made her motion picture debut as Lisa in the 1986 Danish feature film '' Barndommens gade'' (''Childhood's Street'') based on a novel by

Tove Ditlevsen Tove Irma Margit Ditlevsen (; 14 December 1917 – 7 March 1976) was a Danish poet and author. With published works in a variety of genres, she was one of Denmark's best-known authors by the time of her death. Early life and career Tove ...

and directed by

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winning director

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. Fribo attended from 1986 to 1989 the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts in

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and made her stage debut in

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's musical ''

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'' at Operettenhaus Hamburg, where she sang the part of

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in Stephen Sondheim's ''

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...

'' in the 1990–91 season. Her Danish stage debut came in 1991 as

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in ''

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'' on

Odense Teater Odense Teater is a theater in the city of Odense in Denmark. It dates back to 1796, which makes it Denmark's second-oldest theater. It is one of the country's three main theaters. The venue is located in Jernbanegade, where it has three stages: ...

. Fribo graduated from the Royal Danish Opera Academy in 2003 as a

coloratura soprano A coloratura soprano () is a type of operatic soprano voice that specializes in music that is distinguished by agile run (music), runs, leaps and Trill (music), trills. The term ''coloratura'' refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, whi ...

and had her German opera debut as Zerbinetta in ''

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'' on

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in April 2004. Since then she has sung at several theaters in Europe – in 2006 she participated in the

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– and in 2011 she made her U.S. debut singing in the Michael Sturminger opera '' The Infernal Comedy'' alongside

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. Louise Fribo also gives concerts in Danish with Bent Fabricius Bjerre, and she gives church concerts. She is the voice of the title character in the Danish dubbing of ''

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'' and Belle in the dubbing of ''

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'' and its sequels. She's also the voice of Ariel in '' The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea'', '' The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning'' and the tv series

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taking over the part from Marie Ingerslev and Sissel Kyrkjebo. She's also the voice of Miss Sensuella from '' Jungledyret Hugo 2 - den store filmhelt'' and Sasha the

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from ''

Help! I'm a Fish ''Help! I'm a Fish'' (; also known as ''A Fish Tale'') is a 2000 animated science fantasy musical film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring, and Michael Hegner, and written by Fjeldmark, Karsten Kiilerich, John Stefan Olsen, and Tracy J. ...

''. On 24 October 2012, Louise Fribo created the role of Christine Daaé in Love Never Dies at the

Det Ny Teater Det Ny Teater (English: The New Theatre) is an established theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, first opened in 1908. It is based in a building which spans a passage between Vesterbrogade and Gammel Kongevej in Copenhagen's theatre district on the borde ...

in Denmark. In 2015 she returned there to play the Mother Abbess in

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. ...

Personal life

She is, since 2013, no longer in a relationship with the father (David Springborg) of their two children.

Recordings

2012 CD Look with your Heart (Lloyd-Webber Album) 2012 CD Walking in the air (Christmas Album) * 2007 CD: Coloratura Soprano * 2006 DVD: Il sogno di Scipione * 2004 CD: En Musikalsk Rejse (A Musical Journey) * 2000 CD: Drømte mig en Drøm (Danish songs) * 1997 CD: Glædelig Jul (A selection of Christmas carols)

Awards

* 2008 Reumertprisen (The Reumert Award) – for Best Supporting Female Actress in ''

The Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died in ...

'' * 2006 Generation con Brio – as Costanza in Mozart's '' Il sogno di Scipione'' at the Salzburg Festival * 2003 Århus Sommeroperas Venner – as Blondchen in Mozart's '' Entführung'' * 1992 Marguerite Vibys Jubilæumslegat (The Margurite Viby Award) – as

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in Bernstein's ''

Candide ( , ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled ''Candide: or, All for the Best'' (1759); ''Candide: or, The ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fribo, Louise 1970 births Living people Danish opera singers Danish voice actresses Musicians from Copenhagen Actresses from Copenhagen 21st-century Danish singers