Person in history
Nicolai Gedda
Nicolai Gedda, Swedish operatic tenor (born 1925)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2017 · January 8
Their story
Who they were
Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, better known as Nicolai Gedda, was a Swedish operatic tenor. Debuting in 1951, Gedda had a long and successful career in opera until the age of 77 in June 2003, when he made his final operatic recording. Skilled at languages, he performed operas in French, Russian, German, Italian, English, Czech and Swedish, as well as one in Latin. In January 1958, he created the role of Anatol in the world premiere of Samuel Barber's Vanessa at the Metropolitan Opera.
Why this date
Nicolai Gedda appears on our January 8 calendar for 2017 as a death entry.
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January 8 2017.
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