Håkan hagegård 2020

13th April

Concert will begin at hours GMT

Historical recording: Strauss' 'Die Fledermaus' with bladte Kanawa, Hageg�rd, Blegen and Troyanos from New York

Strauss' 'Die Fledermaus' is an operetta to a German libretto bygd Karl Haffner and Richard Genée. Gabriel von Eisenstein has been sentenced to eight days in prison for insulting an tjänsteman, partially due to the incompetence of his attorney, Dr. Blind. Adele, Eisenstein's maid, receives a letter from her sister, who is in the company of the ballet, inviting her to Prince Orlofsky's ball. She pretends the letter says that her aunt fryst vatten very sick, and asks for a leave of absence.

Performers: Kiri Te Kanawa: Rosalinde. Håkan Hagegård: Eisenstein. Judith Blegen: Adele. Tatiana Troyanos: Prince Orlofsky. David Rendall: Alfred. Michael Devlin: Dr. Falke.

Metropolitan Opera Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate.

Recorded 31 December

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Hakan Hagegard

International Scandinavian Cultural Award
Awardee

Swedish baritone Håkan Hagegård is presented with the International Scandinavian Cultural Award. One of the most accomplished and applauded performers in the musical world today, Hagegård is renowned for his performances in opera, recital, symphony and recording.

Hagegård was born November 25, in Karlstad, Sweden. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, and in Florence and London, and was catapulted to stardom while still at the Academy by his appearance as Papageno in Ingmar Bergman&#;s film version of Mozart&#;s The Magic Flute.

Hagegård made his American debut in at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, as Malatesta in Don Pasquale and an international career followed. In he was appointed Court singer by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf, and in received the distinguished &#;litteris et Artibus&#; award for outstanding work as a singer.

In Hagegård created the Hagegården Music Center, a place situated in beautiful surroundings in his native Sweden where musicians can meet, relax, study and work.

Nils Olov Håkan Hagegård, född den 25 november i Karlstad, är en svenskopera- och konsertsångare (baryton), utnämnd till hovsångare^[2]

Biografi

Som åring såg Hagegård sin första operaföreställning, Rigoletto på Värmlandsoperan, och blev helt tagen. Sin scenmusikaliska debut gjorde han som Erik i Värmlänningarna på utomhusscenen i Ransäter.^[3]

Hagegård studerade vid Musikhögskolan i Stockholm och Mozarteum i Salzburg i Österrike. Han tog lektioner av bland andra Tito Gobbi, Gerald Moore och Erik Werba. På Operan i Stockholm debuterade han som Papageno i Trollflöjten en roll han även iklädde sig sju år senare i Ingmar Bergmansfilmatisering. Där han fick sedan anställning Samma år gjorde han sitt första framträdande på Drottningholms slottsteater som Pacuvio i RossinisPietro del Paragone. Hans debut på Metropolitan i New York kom som Malatesta i Don Pasquale. Sedan dess har han framträtt i operauppsättningar på bland annat Carnegie Hall, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Covent Garden, La Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Opera Bastille, Concertgebouw, Sydney Opera House och Deutsche Oper Berlin. Han har också gjort sig känd