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Swedish author, opera and concert singer (born 1956)
Siv Elisabeth Margaretha Wärnfeldt (born 1956) is a
Swedish author, opera and concert singer.
Education and career
Wärnfeldt took a
bachelor's degree at
Stockholm University in
music , art and theatre science in 1979. She wrote her dissertation on the Swedish composer
Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist .
[1] She studied music and voice at the
University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna , Austria. For many years her vocal teacher was the
Hovsångare (Swedish court singer)
Birgit Nilsson . In 1986, Wärnfeldt was awarded both the
Birgit Nilsson Prize and the Wagner Prize.
[2] Her opera debut in 1989 was in the part of
Halka at the
Silesian Opera in
Bytom ,
Poland . Wärnfeldt has since sung, among others, the part of Donna Anna in
Mozart 's
Don Giovanni at the
Södra Teatern , directed by
Johannes Schaaf . Other notable parts are Anna Bolena in
Gaetano Donizetti 's
Anna Bolena , Contessa in Mozart's
The Marriage of Figaro , Rosalinda in
Strauss 's
Die Fledermaus and Leonore in
Verdi 's
Il trovatore .
Wärnfeldt has written several articles since her time at the university of Stockholm
[3] and has also been a guest lecturer at the
University of Vienna ,
[4] and at the
Royal College of Music, Stockholm . In 2012, she received
[5] an M.Phil. from the Åbo Academy. Wärnfeldt is a member of the Swedish writers' union, Sveriges Författarförbund.
Texts and libretti written by Wärnfeldt
It's like the light , a scenic novel by Elisabeth Wärnfeldt based on the poems by Emily Dickinson. Music by Kai Nieminen and produced by Staffan Aspegren
[6]
[7]
Symphony No. 231 , "About Völvan..." with music by
Leif Segerstam
[8]
She , with music by Leif Segerstam
[9]
Road map... , with music by Leif Segerstam
[10]
Völvan , with music by Leif Segerstam
[11]
Symphony No. 232 , with music by Leif Segerstam
[12]
Symphony No. 233 , with music by Leif Segerstam
[13]
Symphony No. 234 , with music by Leif Segerstam
[14]
Symphony No. 241 , with music by Leif Segerstam
[15]
Symphony No. 242 , with music by Leif Segerstam
[16]
Symphony No. 246 , with music by Leif Segerstam
[17]
Requiem , "Per-Olof Gillblad in memoriam" with music by Leif Segerstam
[18]
Books
1985 - Solvarv
1997 - Anna och Herr Gud
2011 - Red
Music written for, dedicated to or first performed by Wärnfeldt
Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist - Siebenmal Rilke , songs for soprano and piano or orchestra
Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist - A new gospel, to texts by
Dag Hammarskjöld and
Leo Tolstoy
Jan Wallgren - Boye-sånger, to the poems by
Karin Boye
Boel Dirke - Damen det brinner , a jazz opera, to texts by
Bodil Malmsten
Hans Ove Olsson - Petrarca Sonett for song and piano, to text by
Petrarch
Olov Olofsson - 700 days , a scenic oratorio, to text by Maria Jacobs
Monica Dominique - Mr God it's Anna , playing the part of the Mum
Josef Stolz - Kind und Tod, to texts by
Hugo Ball
Ulf Johansson - Lobeshymnus, to texts by
Rainer Maria Rilke
Lars Jergen Olson - Vägmärken, to texts by
Dag Hammarskjöld
Lars Jergen Olson - Fem Kärlekssånger, to texts by
Maria Wine
Lars Jergen Olson - Sex sånger, to texts by
J.L. Runeberg
Lars Jergen Olson - Requiem (recorded but not yet performed)
Stefan Säfsten - Tre nya sånger, to texts by
Dag Hammarskjöld and
Nelson Mandela
Stefan Säfsten - Stormen for Soprano and Saxophone quartet, to texts by
Ebba Lindqvist
[19]
The part of Witwe Bolte in
Alexander Blechinger ’s
Max And Moritz to libretto by
Wilhelm Busch at the
St. Margarethen Opera Festival , world opening 17 June 2008
[20]
Discography
References
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"Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist" . Svensk Musik . Retrieved 18 January 2013 .
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"Stipendiater" . Svenska Wagner-Sallskapet (in Swedish). Archived from
the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013 .
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"Wärnfeldt Elisabeth" . Libris . Retrieved 18 January 2013 .
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http://www.univie.ac.at/ostseeraum/kovo_spl_ws07.htm [
dead link ]
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"Åbo Akademi" . www.abo.fi . Archived from
the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
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"Nieminen, Kai (*1953): Fennica Gehrman - Finnish sheet music" . www.fennicagehrman.fi .
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"YouTube" . www.youtube.com .
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"Nimeke: Symphony No. 231 (Segerstam, Leif)" . www.fimic.fi . Archived from
the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
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"Nimeke: She (Segerstam, Leif)" . www.fimic.fi . Archived from
the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
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"Nimeke: Vägkarta (Segerstam, Leif)" . www.fimic.fi . Archived from
the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
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"Nimeke: Völvan (Segerstam, Leif)" . www.fimic.fi . Archived from
the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
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"Composers & Repertoire | Music Finland" . Archived from
the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-02-24 .
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"Fimic - Suomalaisen musiikin tiedotuskeskus" . www.fimic.fi . Archived from
the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
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"Fimic - Suomalaisen musiikin tiedotuskeskus" . www.fimic.fi . Archived from
the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
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"Nimeke: Symphony No. 241 (Segerstam, Leif)" . www.fimic.fi . Archived from
the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
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"Nimeke: Symphony No. 242 (Segerstam, Leif)" . www.fimic.fi . Archived from
the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
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"Nimeke: Symphony No. 246 (Segerstam, Leif)" . www.fimic.fi . Archived from
the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
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"Fimic - Suomalaisen musiikin tiedotuskeskus" . Archived from
the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2013-02-04 .
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"Det händer i hamnkvarteren på Skeppsholmen, Kastellholmen, Djurgårdsvarvet, Beckholmen och Galärvarvet" (PDF) . Stockholms Sjögård (in Swedish). 4 April 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2013 .
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"Opern Festspiele" . Retrieved 18 January 2013 .
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"Reflection" . nosag . Retrieved 18 January 2013 .
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