Description

BORGHILD LINDVIG BRYHN-LANGAARD (KONGSVINGER, 23 JULY, 1883 – OSLO, 20 NOVEMBER, 1939)

 

 

 

 

She studied singing under Nina Grieg, the wife of the composer Edvard Grieg. She made her debut in 1906 in a concert in Oslo opposite Edvard Grieg as a pianist and appeared there in 1907 at  the National  Theater in the opera ‘’Sjömandesbruden’’. Then she went to London, where she became a pupil of Raimund von zur Mühlen. In the 1907-1908 season she appeared at the Covent Garden in London as Brünnhilde in the unforgettable première of ‘’Der Ring des Nibelungen’’ under Hans Richter. She also sang the part of Santuzza in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’. In 1909 she successfully guested at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. In 1910 she performed at the Vienna Court Opera as Santuzza and Aida. In 1913 at Amsterdam she appeared as  Venus in ‘’Tannhäuser’’.  She also made  guest appearances in Milan and Budapest (here as Venus in ‘’Tannhäuser’’). In 1914 she sang at the Copenhagen Opera the parts of Tosca and Elsa in ‘’Lohengrin’’. In 1919, as a partner of Alessandro Bonci, she performed at the Chicago Opera as Amelia in ‘’Ballo in maschera’’. Since 1920 she lived in her Norwegian native country, where she still gave a concerts and single guest performances. During the 1920’s she still appeared in Scandinavian operatic stages. At Milan she guested as Borghild Brunelli.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1907 National Theater Sjömandesbruden (-)

1907 London Covent Garden Der Ring des Nibelungen (Brunhilde)

1908 London Covent Garden Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1910 Vienna Court Opera Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1910 Vienna Court Opera Aida (Aida)

1913 Amsterdam Opera Tannhäuser (Venus)

1914 Copenhagen Opera Tosca (Tosca)

1914 Copenhagen Opera Lohengrin (Elsa)

1919 Chicago Opera Ballo in maschera (Amelia)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Aida (Verdi) Nilarie (O patria mia) 083035 1194½s Gramophone, Berlin 1913-10-05
2. Astri, mi Astri (trad) Gramophone 83649 8455e
3. Ave Maria (Gounod) Pathé 77207
4. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Voi lo sapete Pathé 77205
5. Den sidste rose (Last rose of summer) (trad) 83677 554ae Gramophone, København 1909-08
6. Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Ballde der Senta Pathé 77201
7. Fra Monte Pincio (Grieg) 90596 Pathé, Kristiania 1916-09
8. Hjem, hjem, mit kære hjem (Home, sweet home) (Bishop) 83679 553ae Gramophone, København 1909-08
9. Jeg rejste en dejlig sommerkveld (Grieg) 83686 560ae Gramophone, København 1909-08
10. Lohengrin (Wagner) Nu tier sangens kor (Das susse Lied) (w. Cornelius) Gramophone 084022 638ac
11. Lolita (Buzzi-Peccia) 90597 Pathé, Kristiania 1916-09
12. Modersorg (Grieg) 90516 Pathé, Kristiania 1916-09
13. Mot kveld (Backer-Grøndahl) 83684 555ae Gramophone, København 1909-08
14. O sole mio (di Capua) 90321 Pathé, Kristiania 1914-07
15. Peer Gynt (Grieg) Solveigs sang G&T 83648 8453e
16. Sæterjentens søndag (Bull) G&T 83650 8457e
17. Sidste Reis (Alnæs) Gramophone 83647 8451e
18. Siegfried (Wagner) Hil dig sol (Heil dir, Sonne) (w. Cornelius) Gramophone 084021, 641ac
19. Synnøves sang (Kjerulf) 83667 8454e Gramophone, London 1908-06-12
20. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Lied der Elisabeth Pathé 77198