List of Danish operatic sopranos

This is a list of operatic sopranos and mezzo-sopranos who were born in Denmark or whose work is closely associated with that country.

A

• Signe Asmussen (born 1970), mezzo-soprano who has performed in opera, operetta, classical concerts and jazz

B

• Oda Balsborg (1934–2014), soprano, recordings of Wagnerian performances
• Lisbeth Balslev (born 1945), soprano specializing in Wagnerian opera
• Henriette Bonde-Hansen (born 1963), soprano opera singer and concert performer, Reumert Award in 2014
• Charlotte Bournonville (1832–1911), actress and mezzo-soprano singer who sang in Stockholm before joining the Royal Danish Theatre
• Johanne Brun (1874–1954), opera singer who also performed in Germany

D

• Inger Dam-Jensen (born 1964), soprano taking leading roles at the Royal Danish Theatre
• Elisabeth Dons (1864–1942), Paris-trained soprano and mezzo-soprano becoming a prima donna in the 1890s

E

• Birgit Engell (1882–1973), German-born Danish operatic soprano who later specialized in concerts

F

• Emilie da Fonseca (1803–1884), Norwegian-Danish actress and opera singer
• Ida Henriette da Fonseca (1802–1858), mezzo-soprano singer and composer who performed in operas and concerts mainly in Sweden and Germany
• Povla Frijsh (1881–1960), classical soprano and voice teacher

G

• Leocadie Gerlach (1826–1919), Danish-Swedish mezzo-soprano considered the most successful singer of her day at the Royal Danish Theatre
• Edith Guillaume (1943–2013), mezzo-soprano with the Danish National Opera and the Royal Danish Opera
• Ruth Guldbæk (1919–2006), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre, also at Covent Garden

H

• Kirsten Hermansen (1930–2015), soprano at the Royal Danish Teacher, later music teacher

J

• Louise Janssen (1863–1938), Danish-born soprano who sang Wagnerian roles in Lyon, France
• Eva Johansson (born 1958), soprano who has performed in opera worldwide, especially in Germany and the United States

K

• Sophie Keller (1850–1929), soprano with the Royal Danish Theatre who later founded a conservatory for women
• Tina Kiberg (born 1958), soprano who has performed leading roles in the operas of Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner
• Lone Koppel (born 1938), leading soprano performer at the Royal Danish Theatre
• Tenna Kraft (1885–1954), outstanding soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre in the early 20th century
• Johanne Krarup-Hansen (1870–1958), mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre, remembered as the first Danish Brünnhilde in Die Walküre

L

• Lilly Lamprecht (1887–1976), award-winning soprano who sang at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1911

• Dorothy Larsen (1911–1990), American-born Danish operatic soprano who performed at the Royal Danish Theatre
• Margrethe Lendrop (1873–1920), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre where she took the role of Carmen 131 times
• Anna Henriette Levinsohn (1839–1899), soprano and mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1860
• Augusta Lütken (1855–1910), popular yet untrained soprano, nine years at the Royal Danish Theatre

M

• Ida Møller (1872–1947), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre remembered for her roles in Mozart's operas
• Caroline Müller (1755–1826), highly successful mezzo-soprano first in Copenhagen and later in Stockholm

N

• Anna Nielsen (1803–1856), actress and mezzo-soprano singer performing with success at the Royal Danish Theatre in both plays and operas
• Inga Nielsen (1946–2008), soprano who sang in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States
• Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen (1874–1941), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre where she became a leading Wagnerian performer

O

• Edith Oldrup (1912–1999), soprano at the Royal Danish Opera remembered for her roles in the operas of Mozart and Puccini

Q

• Hedevig Quiding (1867–1936), soprano in German opera houses, voice instructor and music critic

S

• Louise Sahlgreen (1818–1891), soprano, first in the choir at the Royal Danish Theatre, later performing operatic roles
• Else Schøtt (1895–1989), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1919 to 1951, later a voice teacher
• Catharine Simonsen (1816–1849), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre, noted for her roles in Italian operas
• Bonna Søndberg (born 1933), sang both mezzo-soprano and soprano roles at the Royal Danish Theatre until her retirement in 1987
• Ingeborg Steffensen (1888–1964), mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre remembered for her performances of Carmen, Dalila and Azuncena

U

• Emilie Ulrich (1872–1952), soprano in leading roles at the Royal Danish Theatre until 1917

W

• Lilian Weber Hansen (1911–1987), mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre for 25 years from 1940 remembered for her dramatic roles
• Ebba Wilton (1896–1949), foremost coloratura singer of her generation at the Royal Danish Theatre

Z

• Josephine Zinck (1829–1919), mezzo-soprano in concerts at the Musikforeningen and in operas at the Royal Danish Theatre
• Marie Zinck (1789–1823), popular actress and singer who performed in plays, operas and operettas at the Royal Danish Theatre

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