He was a pupil of Thekla Hofer and Torsten
Lennartsson in Stockholm. From 1919 to 1921 he studied singing at the opera
class of the Royal Opera school in Stockholm. He made his debut in 1921 at the
Stockholm Opera as count Almaviva in G. Rossini’s ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia’’.
In the 1922-1924 seasons he appeared at this opera house and
then undertook tours as a concert singer. He travelled around Sweden, Finland,
several times the USA (since 1926) and Soviet Union. During the 1930’s he performed
at the Stora Theater in Gothenburg and at the Oscar Theater in Stockholm, where
he distinguished himself as an operetta singer. At the same time he had a
significant career with the Swedish broadcasting company.
Chronology of some appearances
1921-1924 Stockholm Royal Opera
1930's Gothenburg Stora Theate/Stockholm Oscar Theater
In later life, he was a singing teacher and one of his young pupils was Anni-Frid Lyngstad, whose early career was with Swing music, Jazz and Schlagers but would find worldwide success with Pop group, ABBA. She used her operatic training in a number of ABBA songs.
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