Margareta Hallin
Swedish opera singer
Gunhild Margareta Hallin Ekerot (20 February 1931 – 9 February 2020) was a Swedish opera singer, composer and actress.[1][2] Hallin was appointed Hovsångerska (Royal Court singer) along with Erik Saedén, in 1966, and was awarded the Jussi Björling Scholarship in 1970.
Margareta Hallin | |
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Born | Gunhild Margareta Hallin Ekerot 20 February 1931 Karlskoga, Sweden |
Died | 9 February 2020 | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Opera singer, composer and actress |
Years active | 1955–2020 |
Spouse(s) | Inge Boström (1951-1956) Bengt Ekerot |
She was elected as member of the Swedish Society of Composers in 1990. In 2006, she received the Gunn Wållgren Award. Hallin was born in Karlskoga, Sweden.
Hallin died on 9 February 2020 in Stockholm at the age of 88.[3][4]
Roles
changePlays
change- 1997–Shylock, The Merchant of Venice, Säffleoperan[5]
- 2007–Mumien, Överstens hustru in Strindberg's The Ghost Sonata, Strindbergs Intima Teater[6]
- 2011–Sjuksköterskan in Strindberg's Taklagsöl ("Topping out Ceremony"), Strindbergs Intima Teater[7]
Movies
change- 1998–Från regnormarnas liv, the elderly
- 1990–Kronbruden earth mother
References
change- ↑ "Margareta Hallin (Soprano) – Short Biography". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ Sveriges befolkning 1970 (CD-ROM v 1.04). Sveriges Släktforskarförbund. 2002.
- ↑ "Operasångerskan Margareta Hallin är död". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ↑ "Death of a Swedish nightingale, 88". slippedisc.com. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ↑ Hägglund 2011, p. 388.
- ↑ Szalczer 2012, p. 195.
- ↑ "Taklagsöl av August Strindberg" (in Swedish). Strindbergs Intima Teater. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.