Niels Juel Simonsen
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Niels Juel Simonsen in 1917.
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Portrait, collection of the Bergen Public Library.
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1903 Zonophone recording of Simonsen in Vaagn af din Slummer
Niels Juel Simonsen (born 16 May 1846 in Copenhagen, died 25 May 1906 also in Copenhagen [1]) was Danish baritone opera singer, who made his debut in 1874.[2] He gave many performances of Edvard Grieg's songs, in particular Den Bergtekne.[3]
References[]
- ^ Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 25. Sekt – Slöjskifling / Simonsen, Niels Juel. 1917. p. 583. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ Senelick, Laurence (editor) (1991). National Theatre in Northern and Eastern Europe, 1746-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 483. ISBN 0521244463.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ Foster, Beryl (2007) [1990]. The Songs of Edvard Grieg. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press (paperback). p. 271. ISBN 1843833433.
Categories:
- Danish opera singers
- Operatic baritones
- 19th-century Danish singers
- Singers from Copenhagen
- 19th-century male singers