Nicolai Gedda

Swedish opera singer (1925-2017) · Sweden · On the map · Musicians · Died at 91

Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, better known as Nicolai Gedda, was a Swedish operatic tenor. Debuting in 1951, Gedda had a long and successful career in opera until the age of 77 in June 2003, when he made his final operatic recording.

Nicolai Gedda is read about 90 times a day, in 25 languages.

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2017Died8 January 20172010Knight of the Legion of HonourAward2007Enrico Caruso AwardAward1995Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1989KammersängerAward1987Svenska grammofonprisetAward1976Medal for the advancement of the musical artsAward1968Litteris et ArtibusAward1965HovsångareAward1925Born11 July 1925

People around Nicolai

Galina Vishnevskaya Also in Boris Godounov (1989)

Also in Deutsch

Media & music

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Nicolai Gedda at the Korsholm Music Festival, 1987.

Awards

Knight of the Legion of Honour2010

Enrico Caruso Award2007

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres1995

Kammersänger1989

Svenska grammofonpriset1987

Medal for the advancement of the musical arts1976

Litteris et Artibus1968

Hovsångare1965

Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

About this person

Skilled at languages, he performed operas in French, Russian, German, Italian, English, Czech and Swedish, as well as one in Latin. In January 1958, he created the role of Anatol in the world premiere of Samuel Barber's Vanessa at the Metropolitan Opera. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is one of the most widely recorded opera singers in history. His singing is best known for its beauty of tone, vocal control, and musical perception.

Country

Sweden