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Flagstad

American  
[flag-stad, flahg-stah] / ˈflæg stæd, ˈflɑg stɑ /

noun

  1. Kirsten Marie 1895–1962, Norwegian operatic soprano.


Flagstad British  
/ ˈflaksta, ˈflæɡstæd /

noun

  1. Kirsten (ˈçirstən). 1895–1962, Norwegian operatic soprano, noted particularly for her interpretations of Wagner

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The most famous early case involved a 1952 recording of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” in which the aging soprano Kirsten Flagstad was unable to hit a high C.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024

Inside, an introduction by popular-culture critic Richard A. Lupoff recounts Browne’s professional career and is followed, nearly 900 pages later, by a memorial afterword from the writer’s daughter Melissa Flagstad.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2018

Kirsten Flagstad, who had known Varnay since she was a child, recommended her to Wieland Wagner when Bayreuth resumed operations in 1951.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 6, 2018

The all-time greats in the role are Kirsten Flagstad and Birgit Nilsson.

From The Guardian ● May 22, 2013

It’s hard to recall anyone’s sounding more commanding or at ease in the part, and that includes Kirsten Flagstad.

From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2010

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