Michael Flagstad (4 February 1869 – 1 December 1930) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

musician and conductor from

Hamar Hamar is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake ...

Biography

Flagstad studied violin with

Gudbrand Bøhn Gudbrand Bøhn (November 10, 1839 – January 18, 1906) was a Norwegian violinist, concertmaster, and music teacher. Bøhn was born in Nes in Akershus county, Norway. He was the son of the violinist Ole Gulbrandsen Bøhn (1803–1882). He was a ...

, and he was the conductor at the Central TheaterVogt, Howard. 1987. ''Flagstad: Singer of the Century''. London: Secker and Warburg. 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 Marie "Maja" Flagstad (née Johnsrud) (15 November 1871 – 18 January 1958) was a Norwegian pianist, choral conductor, and répétiteur.Randel, Don Michael. 1996. ''The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music''. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Pre ...

and was the father of the singer

Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad (12 July 1895 – 7 December 1962) was a Norwegian opera singer, who was the outstanding Wagnerian soprano of her era. Her triumphant debut in New York on 2 February 1935 is one of the legends of opera. Giulio Gatti-Casa ...

, conductor Ole Flagstad, pianist Lasse Flagstad, and singer

Karen-Marie Flagstad Karen-Marie Flagstad (November 24, 1904 – December 25, 1992) was a Norwegian soprano opera singer. Flagstad was born in OsloKutsch, Karl-Josef Kutsch, & Leo Riemens. 2003. ''Großes Sängerlexikon'', 4th ed, vol. 4. Munich: K. G. Saur, . an ...

.Rothe, Anna (ed.). 1987. ''Current Biography Yearbook''. New York: H. W. Wilson, p. 204. They moved from Hamar to

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

, where they settled in

Vinderen Vinderen is a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. It was a separate borough until 1 January 2004, when it was incorporated into the newly established borough of Vestre Aker. Its amenities include Vinderen station. The prosp ...

around 1900.

References

External links

Photos of Michael Flagstad at DigitaltMuseum
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