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'''Kjerstin Dellert''' (4 November 1925 – 5 March 2018) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[opera]] [[singer]] and theater manager.<ref name="arb">{{cite web|url=http://www.arbetarbladet.se/slakt-o-vanner/fira-o-uppmarksamma/kjerstin-dellert-det-ar-vidrigt-att-fylla-90|title=Kjerstin Dellert: "Det är vidrigt att fylla 90"|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref>
'''Kjerstin Dellert''' (4 November 1925 – 5 March 2018) was a Swedish opera singer and theater manager.<ref name="arb">{{cite web|url=http://www.arbetarbladet.se/slakt-o-vanner/fira-o-uppmarksamma/kjerstin-dellert-det-ar-vidrigt-att-fylla-90|title=Kjerstin Dellert: "Det är vidrigt att fylla 90"|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
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===Vocalist career===
===Vocalist career===
Her career as a vocalist had begun when she won an [[Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts]] contest in 1948 with ''[[Someone to Watch Over Me (song)|Someone to Watch Over Me]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/leva-och-bo/bildspecial-folj-med-hem-till-kjerstin-dellert/|title=BILDSPECIAL: Följ med hem till Kjerstin Dellert|date=13 September 2010|publisher=|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>''Kjerstin Dellert i förtroende'' {{ISBN|91-0-057326-4}} pg. 84</ref>
Her career as a vocalist had begun when she won an [[Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts]] contest in 1948 with ''[[Someone to Watch Over Me (song)|Someone to Watch Over Me]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/leva-och-bo/bildspecial-folj-med-hem-till-kjerstin-dellert/|title=BILDSPECIAL: Följ med hem till Kjerstin Dellert|date=13 September 2010|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>''Kjerstin Dellert i förtroende'' {{ISBN|91-0-057326-4}} pg. 84</ref>


From the mid-1950s to the 1970s she worked primarily at the [[Royal Swedish Opera]] in [[Stockholm]] in a variety of opera roles, including Floria in [[Puccini]]'s ''Tosca'' and [[Harry Martinson]]/[[Erik Lindegren]]/[[Karl-Birger Blomdahl]]'s opera ''Aniara'' in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/kultur/aniara-opera-for-orostider/|title="Aniara" – opera för orostider – DN.SE|date=8 January 2001|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref>
From the mid-1950s to the 1970s she worked primarily at the [[Royal Swedish Opera]] in Stockholm in a variety of opera roles, including Floria in [[Puccini]]'s ''Tosca'' and [[Harry Martinson]]/[[Erik Lindegren]]/[[Karl-Birger Blomdahl]]'s opera ''Aniara'' in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/kultur/aniara-opera-for-orostider/|title="Aniara" – opera för orostider – DN.SE|date=8 January 2001|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref>


Dellert has also been the initiator and producer of a few gala shows for particular celebrations, such as the show financed by [[Riksdagen|Sweden's Parliament]] and given in 1976 at the Stockholm Opera for the wedding of King [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl Gustaf]] and [[Queen Silvia]] (where [[ABBA]] first performed ''[[Dancing Queen]]'' and she performed ''[[O, min Carl Gustaf]]'').<ref>''[[Dagens Nyheter]]'', 19 June 1976.</ref> and a review at [[Södra teatern]] for her own 50th birthday in 1975.<ref>''[[Expressen]]'' (5 November 1975) & ''[[Hänt i Veckan]]'' (13 November 1975).</ref>
Dellert has also been the initiator and producer of a few gala shows for particular celebrations, such as the show financed by [[Riksdagen|Sweden's Parliament]] and given in 1976 at the Stockholm Opera for the wedding of King [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl Gustaf]] and [[Queen Silvia]] (where [[ABBA]] first performed ''[[Dancing Queen]]'' and she performed ''[[O, min Carl Gustaf]]'').<ref>''[[Dagens Nyheter]]'', 19 June 1976.</ref> and a review at [[Södra teatern]] for her own 50th birthday in 1975.<ref>''[[Expressen]]'' (5 November 1975) & ''[[Hänt i Veckan]]'' (13 November 1975).</ref>
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===Other activities===
===Other activities===
[[File:Kjerstin Dellert 90 2015.jpg|thumb|right|Dellert at her 90th birthday tribute in 2015]]
[[File:Kjerstin Dellert 90 2015.jpg|thumb|right|Dellert at her 90th birthday tribute in 2015]]
Dellert was the Managing Director of the Ulriksdal Palace Theatre [[Confidencen]].<ref name="arb"/> Since the mid-1990s she has been retired from the stage, officially retired from the Swedish Royal Opera since 1979, but briefly in 2005 made a critically acclaimed appearance as [[Maria Callas]] in the play ''Master Class'' by [[Terrence McNally]] at Confidencen and Lorensbergsteatern in [[Gothenburg]].<ref>[http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.68456-ord-och-inga-visor-med-dellert?m=print Article] in [[Göteborgs-Posten]], 23 November 2005.</ref>
Dellert was the managing director of the Ulriksdal Palace Theatre [[Confidencen]].<ref name="arb"/> Since the mid-1990s she has been retired from the stage, officially retired from the Swedish Royal Opera since 1979, but briefly in 2005 made a critically acclaimed appearance as [[Maria Callas]] in the play ''Master Class'' by [[Terrence McNally]] at Confidencen and Lorensbergsteatern in [[Gothenburg]].<ref>[http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.68456-ord-och-inga-visor-med-dellert?m=print Article] in [[Göteborgs-Posten]], 23 November 2005.</ref>


She dubbed the singing voice of [[Eva Dahlbeck]] for the role of Helena in the film ''[[Sköna Helena]]'' (1951).<ref name="obit"/> She participated in [[Melodifestivalen 1972]] with "Kärlek behöver inga ord", finishing fourth.<ref name="hd.se"/>
She dubbed the singing voice of [[Eva Dahlbeck]] for the role of Helena in the film ''[[Sköna Helena]]'' (1951).<ref name="obit"/> She participated in [[Melodifestivalen 1972]] with "Kärlek behöver inga ord", finishing fourth.<ref name="hd.se"/>
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==Illness and death==
==Illness and death==
On Christmas Eve 2016 Dellert suffered a stroke.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/kjerstin-dellert-drabbad-av-stroke|title=Kjerstin Dellert drabbad av stroke|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref> She died at home on 5 March 2018, aged 92, in the presence of Nils-Åke Häggbom, her husband since 1968.<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/wE4k7n/kjerstin-dellert-har-dott|title=Kjerstin Dellert har dött|first=Leo|last=Pettersson|publisher=Aftonbladet|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref>
On Christmas Eve 2016 Dellert suffered a stroke.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/kjerstin-dellert-drabbad-av-stroke|title=Kjerstin Dellert drabbad av stroke|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref> She died at home on 5 March 2018, aged 92, in the presence of Nils-Åke Häggbom, her husband since 1968.<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/wE4k7n/kjerstin-dellert-har-dott|title=Kjerstin Dellert har dött|first=Leo|last=Pettersson|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:46, 30 December 2019

Kjerstin Dellert
Kjerstin Dellert in June 2013
Background information
Born(1925-11-04)4 November 1925
Stockholm, Sweden
Died5 March 2018(2018-03-05) (aged 92)
GenresOpera
OccupationSinger
Years active1948–2015

Kjerstin Dellert (4 November 1925 – 5 March 2018) was a Swedish opera singer and theater manager.[1]

Life

Early life

Born in Stockholm, Dellert made her opera debut at Stora teatern (the old Gothenburg Opera stage) in Gothenburg in the 1950s.[2]

Vocalist career

Her career as a vocalist had begun when she won an Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts contest in 1948 with Someone to Watch Over Me.[3][4]

From the mid-1950s to the 1970s she worked primarily at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm in a variety of opera roles, including Floria in Puccini's Tosca and Harry Martinson/Erik Lindegren/Karl-Birger Blomdahl's opera Aniara in 1959.[5]

Dellert has also been the initiator and producer of a few gala shows for particular celebrations, such as the show financed by Sweden's Parliament and given in 1976 at the Stockholm Opera for the wedding of King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia (where ABBA first performed Dancing Queen and she performed O, min Carl Gustaf).[6] and a review at Södra teatern for her own 50th birthday in 1975.[7]

Other activities

Dellert at her 90th birthday tribute in 2015

Dellert was the managing director of the Ulriksdal Palace Theatre Confidencen.[1] Since the mid-1990s she has been retired from the stage, officially retired from the Swedish Royal Opera since 1979, but briefly in 2005 made a critically acclaimed appearance as Maria Callas in the play Master Class by Terrence McNally at Confidencen and Lorensbergsteatern in Gothenburg.[8]

She dubbed the singing voice of Eva Dahlbeck for the role of Helena in the film Sköna Helena (1951).[9] She participated in Melodifestivalen 1972 with "Kärlek behöver inga ord", finishing fourth.[2]

Personal life

In her first marriage Dellert was the mother of artist and entertainment personality Thomas Dellert, her only child.[9]

Illness and death

On Christmas Eve 2016 Dellert suffered a stroke.[10] She died at home on 5 March 2018, aged 92, in the presence of Nils-Åke Häggbom, her husband since 1968.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kjerstin Dellert: "Det är vidrigt att fylla 90"". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Kjerstin Dellert fyller 80 år den 4 november". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ "BILDSPECIAL: Följ med hem till Kjerstin Dellert". 13 September 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ^ Kjerstin Dellert i förtroende ISBN 91-0-057326-4 pg. 84
  5. ^ ""Aniara" – opera för orostider – DN.SE". 8 January 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. ^ Dagens Nyheter, 19 June 1976.
  7. ^ Expressen (5 November 1975) & Hänt i Veckan (13 November 1975).
  8. ^ Article in Göteborgs-Posten, 23 November 2005.
  9. ^ a b c Pettersson, Leo. "Kjerstin Dellert har dött". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Kjerstin Dellert drabbad av stroke". Retrieved 12 October 2017.

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