Gunnar Graarud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gunnar Graarud

Norwegian singer

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1886

Place of Birth: Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway

Date of Death: 06-Dec-1960

Profession: opera singer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gunnar Graarud (1 June 1886 - 6 December 1960) was a Norwegian operatic tenor.
After making his debut in 1919, he was a leading artist at the Berlin State Opera from 1924-1926 and at the Vienna State Opera from 1929-1937.
In 1927 he created the role of The blind judge in the world premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Das Wunder der Heliane at the Hamburg State Opera.
In 1928 he sang the role of Tristan for the first recording of Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.
After retiring from the stage he was a member of the voice faculty at the Vienna Academy of Music.
One of his notable pupils was bass Otto Edelmann.