Niels Juel Simonsen

Niels Juel Simonsen in 1917.
Portrait, collection of the Bergen Public Library.
1903 Zonophone recording of Simonsen in Vaagn af din Slummer

Niels Juel Simonsen (born 16 May 1846 in Copenhagen, died 25 May 1906 also in Copenhagen [1]) was Danish baritone opera singer, who made his debut in 1874.[2] He gave many performances of Edvard Grieg's songs, in particular Den Bergtekne.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 25. Sekt - Slöjskifling / Simonsen, Niels Juel. 1917. p. 583. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Senelick, Laurence (editor) (1991). National Theatre in Northern and Eastern Europe, 1746-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 483. ISBN 0521244463.
  3. ↑ Foster, Beryl (2007) [1990]. The Songs of Edvard Grieg. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press (paperback). p. 271. ISBN 1843833433.
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