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EINAR BEYRON (MALMÖ, SWEDEN, FEBRUARY 24, 1901 – STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, MARCH 26, 1979)

 

 

 

 

His real name was Ejnar Bengtsson, and he received his education in Copenhagen, Berlin, and Stockholm. His teachers included V. Lincke, Louis Bachner, and John Forsell. In 1924, he made his debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm as Glad in Rheingold. In 1932, he married soprano Brita Hertzberg (1901-1976). Both artists were leading opera singers at the Stockholm Opera until 1954, where they frequently performed together with great success. He was particularly esteemed for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner.

In 1929, he appeared in Stockholm in the premiere of Nathanael Berg’s opera Engelbrekt, in 1939 in E.W. Korngold’s Kathrin, in Hilding Rosenberg’s Marionetter (1939), in Lycksalighetens ö (1945), and in H. Sutermeister’s Raskolnikoff (1948). Concerts and guest performances took him to Budapest, Prague, Riga, Copenhagen, Oslo, and the USA. In 1940, he and his wife were awarded the title of Swedish court singer. In 1947, he made a guest appearance at La Scala as Tristan in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. In 1948, he performed the role of Parsifal at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona. He continued to appear at the Stockholm Opera as Tristan until 1959.

His repertoire included Lohengrin, Walther von Stolzing, Tannhäuser, Lyonel in Martha, José in Carmen, Don Carlo, Calaf in Puccini’s Turandot, Hoffmann in Hoffmanns Erzählungen, Julien in Louise, and Pelléas in Pelléas et Mélisande. He also performed as an operetta tenor and concert singer. In 1946, he received the Swedish order Litteris et Artibus, and in 1947, he became a member of the Swedish Music Academy. He was also a successful director of the Stockholm Opera. His daughter, known as Catarina Ligendza, enjoyed a successful singing career.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1924-1954 Stockholm Royal Opera

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Carmen (Bizet) Blomsterarian (La fleur) M108 2-082040 HMV, Stockholm 1928-09-20
2. Cavalieri di Ekebù (Zandonai) Ack, hur vackert, hur förklarat (w. Hertzberg) D4737 Sto2529-2 Odeon, Stockholm 1928-10-0612
3. Cavalieri di Ekebù (Zandonai) Ljuvliga natt, ljusa och klara (w. Hertzberg) D4737 Sto2528 Odeon, Stockholm 1928-10-0612
4. Cavalieri di Ekebù (Zandonai) Marianne, du beder (w. Hertzberg) D4731 Sto2527-4 Odeon, Stockholm 1929-01-1431
5. Cavalieri di Ekebù (Zandonai) Mig tycks jag klappar nu på dörren (w. Hertzberg) Z185 (2-0284004) CS2971-2T1 HMV, Stockholm 1928-09-24
6. Cavalieri di Ekebù (Zandonai) Öppna nu dina ögon (w. Hertzberg) Z185 (2-0284003) CS2970-2 HMV, Stockholm 1928-09-24
7. Sista Valsen (O. Straus) Potpourri fra operetten Del 2 with Elisabeth Soderstrom Decca K. 24034 FWBK 51
8. Sista Valsen (O. Straus) Potpourri ur operetten Del 1 with Elisabeth Soderstrom Decca K. 24034 FWBK 50
9. Tosca (Puccini) Det sköna står att finna (Recondita armonia) X2505 Bk2029-4 HMV, Stockholm 1927-05-13
10. Tosca (Puccini) Sången till livet (E lucevan le stelle) X2505 Bk2030-3 HMV, Stockholm 1927-05-13
11. Turandot (Puccini) Ingen sove D4690 Sto2348-2 Odeon, Stockholm 1928-05-0414
12. Violer (Wiesler) S41822 3659BR Polyphon, Stockholm 1931-04
13. Der Bettelstudent (Millöcker) Det täcka könet Live Performance
14. La Bohème (Puccini) Addio dolce svegliare with Helga Görlin Live Performance
15. Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Légende de Kleinzach (w. chorus) Live Performance
16. Lohengrin (Wagner) 4 Fragments, Acts I and III with Leon Bjorker, Brita Hertzberg, Getrud Palson-Wettergren and Sven Herdenberg Stockholm Royal Opera Chorus Herbert Sandberg
17. Parsifal (Wagner) Act I Nun sag! Nichts weisst du, was ich dich frage with Birgit Nilsson Live recording Royal Opera House, Stockholm Mar. 22, 1959
18. Parsifal (Wagner) Act III Ja, Wehe! Weh’ uber mich with Karl Richter (vocals) Stockholm Royal Orchestra, Stockholm Royal Opera Chorus, Herbert Sandberg 17 March 1940
19. Parsifal (Wagner) Act III Wie dunkt mir doch die Aue heut so schon! with Joel Berglund Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra, Herbert Sandberg  17 March 1940
20. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Act II Nicht Hornerschall tont so hold with Sigurd Bjorling, Leon Bjorker, Brita Hertzberg, Olle Strandberg, Getrud Palson-Wettergren Royal Stockholm Opera Herbert Sandberg 4 March 1941
21. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Act II Tatest du’s wirklich with Sigurd Bjorling, Leon Bjorker, Brita Hertzberg, Olle Strandberg, Getrud Palson-Wettergren Royal Stockholm Opera Herbert Sandberg 4 March 1941
22. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Act III Kurwenal! He! with Sigurd Bjorling, Leon Bjorker, Brita Hertzberg, Olle Strandberg, Getrud Palson-Wettergren Royal Stockholm Opera Herbert Sandberg 4 March 1941
23. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) First Act, Scene V I. War Morold dir so wert with Kirsten Flagstad Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Victor de Sabata Milan 14 April 1948
24. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) First Act, Scene V II. Tristan! with Kirsten Flagstad Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan Victor de Sabata 14 April 1948
25. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Second Act, Scene II I. Isolde! Gelieble! with Kirsten Flagstad, Paul Schoeffler and Elsa Cavelti Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan Victor de Sabata 14 April 1948
26. Trovatore (Verdi) Ai nostri monti with Pålson Wettergren Live Performance