Sir Stig Fogh Andersen (February 24, 1950 in

Hørsholm Hørsholm () is an urban area on the Øresund coast approximately north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers most of Hørsholm Municipality and straddles the borders neighbouring Fredensborg Municipality and Rudersdal Municipality. Hørsholm proper ...

) is a Danish

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

tic

tenor A tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second B below m ...

. He is considered one of the most famous

Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...

-tenors, "one of the leading Siegfrieds in the world today". He was married to

Tina Kiberg Tina Sarsøe Kiberg (born 30 December 1958) is a Danish operatic soprano who has gained international success, thanks in particular for her leading roles in the operas of Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner. In addition to performances at the Roya ...

, who is also an opera singer. He now lives in Jutland.

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Biography on Naxos.comArtist's website
1950 births Living people People from Hørsholm Municipality Musicians from the Capital Region of Denmark Danish operatic tenors 20th-century Danish male opera singers {{Denmark-opera-singer-stub