After a short education
he made his debut in 1915 as a concert singer, then continued his education
under Ellen Schytte-Jacobsen in Oslo, Peter Cornelius in Copenhagen and Jean de
Reszke in Paris. In 1918-21 he belonged to the ensemble of the Komische Opera
in Oslo and in the 1923-1924 season he was a member of the Norwegian Opera
society. In the 1924-1925 season he created his own opera troupe. Then he
performed in Scandinavian lands, however, sang also as a guest also in Berlin
and Barcelona. From 1927 to 1937 he was to be heard in the USA.
Chronology of some
appearances
1918-1921 Oslo Komische
Opera
1923-1924 Norwegian
Opera society
1924-1925 Tour Own
opera troupe
1927-1937 Tour USA
Gramophone, Kristiania 1920-08-09
Med røde roser (Haarklou) V102 535Am
Gramophone, København 1922-05-02
Caro mio ben (Giordani) X1543 Bm443-1
Odeon, Oslo 1928-05?
Mot kveld (Backer-Grøndahl) D-4053 (A180040)
HMV, Oslo 1929-01-19
Mustalainen (Merikanto) X2959 BN196-2
Odeon, Oslo 1929-02?
Når fjordene blåner (Paulsen) D-4203 (A180207)
Sommersol til siste stund (Danks) D-4152 (A180142)
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