Håkan Hagegård
Håkan Hagegård (born November 25, 1945 in Karlstad ) is a Swedish opera and concert singer ( baritone ).
Life
Hagegård studied at the Royal Music Academy in Stockholm and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
He made his debut in 1968 as Papageno in the performance of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte at the Royal Swedish Opera .
Ten years later he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as Malatesta in Don Pasquale . Since then he has appeared in the great opera and concert halls of the world, a. a. Carnegie Hall , Royal Opera House in London, Teatro alla Scala , Sydney Opera House , Deutsche Oper Berlin , Wiener Staatsoper ( Così fan tutte under the direction of Nikolaus Harnoncourt ) and at the Royal Opera in Stockholm.
He became known to a wide audience through his role as Papageno in Ingmar Bergman's highly acclaimed film version of The Magic Flute (original title: Trollflöjten ) from 1975.
In 1985 he was appointed court singer at the court of King Carl XVI. Appointed Gustaf of Sweden.
Web links
- Håkan Hagegård at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Song Lexicon
- Håkan Hagegård in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Royal Opera, Stockholm
- Royal College of Music Stockholm
- Trollflöjten in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hagegård, Håkan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish opera and concert singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlstad |