Flagstad

American  

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

noun

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

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Flagstad British  

/ ˈflaksta, ˈflæɡstæd /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

Her warm, even tone and clear diction became associated indelibly with the composer’s amorous page in the way that Kirsten Flagstad was with Isolde and Feodor Chaliapin with Boris Godunov.

From New York Times

Davidsen had connoisseurs dropping names like Kirsten Flagstad and Birgit Nilsson, 20th-century giants of easy, expansive tone, by way of comparison.

From New York Times

After all, Ms. Davidsen doesn’t believe she’s a Nilsson or a Flagstad just yet.

From New York Times

She listened to recordings of the great sopranos, like Jessye Norman, Kirsten Flagstad and Birgit Nilsson.

From New York Times