- Folke Jonsson
Folke Jonsson (born June 9, 1904 in
Ängelholm Sweden – died December 7, 1981 inSollentuna ) was a Swedishopera singer who sang leading bass roles primarily at theRoyal Swedish Opera and in other Scandanavian opera houses for many years. He also appeared as one of the priests inIngmar Bergman 's film "The Magic Flute" ("Trollflöjten") and as the Herald inRoberto Rossellini 's film "Giovanna d'Arco al rogo ".Recordings of some of Jonsson's live performances with the Royal Swedish Opera can be heard on "Mozart at the Royal Swedish Opera 1952-1967 Vol. 6", (Caprice Records 22059); "Birgit Nilsson: Rarities" (Gala 624); and "Set Svanholm Live" (Preiser Records 90332).
Folke Jonsson was the grandfather of
television presenter Ulrika Jonsson .References
*Birgitta Steene, "Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide", Amsterdam University Press, 2005, p. 308
*Birgit Nilsson, "La Nilsson: My Life in Opera", Northeastern University Press, 2007, p. 70
*Tag Gallagher, "The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini: His Life And Films", Da Capo Press, 1998, p. 706
*This article also incorporates material from [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folke_Jonsson Folke Jonsson] in the Swedish Wikipedia.
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