She was one of the
best Danish sopranos of her time. Since 1915 she was a pupil of Paul Bank in
Copenhagen, since 1919 she studied singing at the Royal Opera School in
Copenhagen. From 1924 to 1949 she was a highly respected member of the Royal
Opera in Copenhagen. Here she made her debut as Queen of the Night in
‘’Zauberflöte’’. Her repertoire included Olympia in ‘’Les contes d'Hoffmann’’,
Zerline in ‘’Don Giovanni’’, Gilda in ‘’Rigoletto’’, Marie in ‘’La fille du
régiment’’, Susanna in ‘’Figaros Hochzeit’’ and Ännchen in ‘’Freischütz’’. She
made guest appearances in Berlin, Paris and Riga. From 1924 to 1928 she made a lot of recordings for Danish HMV.
Chronology of some
appearances
1924-1949 Copenhagen Royal Opera
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