Nicolai Gedda
Birthday
1925/07/11
Day of death
2017/01/08 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Sweden
Also know as
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Biography
Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, known professionally as Nicolai Gedda (11 July 1925 – 8 January 2017), 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. 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 part of Anatol in the world premiere of the American opera Vanes...Read more
Acting
(1952) The Firebird
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(1978) The Bartered Bride - The Met
as Jenika
(1989) Boris Godounov
as L'innocent (voice)
(1982) Bühnenbild mit Dame
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(1992) Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as Sergei (singing voice)
(1971) Die Zauberflöte
as Tamino
(1991) Candide
as Governor / Vanderdendur / Ragotski
(1983) The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
as Self
(1989) Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
as Self
(1986) Da Capo
as Self
(1964) Lieder, Arien und Geschichten
as Self
(1964) Einer wird gewinnen
as Self
(1991) Musik liegt in der Luft
as Self - Singer
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1959) The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
(1964) Die Drehscheibe
as Self
(1957) Aktuelle Schaubude
as Self
(1971) Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
as Self
(1985) Melodien für Millionen
as Self