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Nicolai Gedda

Swedish opera singer (1925–2017)
Person human Q446635
Nicolai Gedda
Photographer: Per Angré · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
July 11, 1925
Date of death
January 8, 2017
Place of birth
Stockholm
Place of death
Tolochenaz
Country of citizenship
Sweden[10]
Occupation
opera singer, music educator, singer
Employer
Royal Academy of Music[11]
Religion or worldview
Russian Orthodox Church[21]
Award received
Litteris et Artibus, Medal for the advancement of the musical arts, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Hovsångare, Svenska grammofonpriset, Kammersänger, Enrico Caruso Award, Grammy Award for Best Classical Album[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Spouse
Aino Sellermark[9]
Genre
opera[23]
Official website
www.nicolai-gedda.de[27]
Student of
Martin Öhman[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish, Russian, German, French[31][32][33][34]
Birth name
Harry Gustaf Nikolai Lindberg[35]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[30]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Gedda[25]
Given name
Nikolay[26]
Instrument
voice[29]
Name in native language
Nicolai Gedda[36]
P14636
14366
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P14750
527C-3FCC-EFDE-19DE-8379
Place of burial
Galärvarvs Cemetery[8]
Start of work period
1952[37]
Voice type
tenor[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nicolai Gedda cs Nikolai Gedda de Harry Gädda de Harry Gustaf Nikolaj Gädda de Nikolai Gedda de Gedda fa نیکولای گدا fi Harry Gustaf Nicolai Gedda fi Nikolai Gedda fr Nicolaï Gedda fr Nicolaï Ustinov he ניקולאי גדה ja ニコライ・ゲッダ ko 니콜라이 게다 pt Nicolai Harry Gustav Gedda ru Гедда Николай ru Николай Гедда sv Gedda sv Nicolai Harry Gustav Gedda uk Микола Гедда
🔖 Identifiers · 90
ISNI
0000000109370671
VIAF cluster ID
113260059
Library of Congress authority ID
n81042594
GND ID
120540215
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000196033
Awards & Winners artist ID
038fhj
BBC Things ID
14e6eb7f-eef3-44b0-84f9-618db59a565f
BIBSYS ID
69756
BMLO ID
g0968
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13894367w
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
gedda-nicolai
CONOR.SI ID
11938403
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
47009
CiNii Research ID
1140845216729667200
DDB person (GND) ID
120540215
Deezer artist ID
215729
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120540215
Dezède person ID
33177
Discogs artist ID
696215
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
130171
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Nicolai-Gedda
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
nicolai-gedda
Europeana entity
agent/base/150198
FAST ID
71256
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_120540215
Filmportal ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
176168289
Freebase ID
/m/038fhj
GTAA ID
257240
Geni.com profile ID
6000000066690602889
Grammy Awards artist ID
nicolai-gedda, nicolai-gedda/16724
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
nicolai-gedda
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0029552
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
13185
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Nicolai_Gedda
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4413176, 2347747
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
gedda-nikolai-503c4f
Grove Music Online ID
10810
Harper's tag
nicolai-gedda
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
21492
IMDb ID
nm0311443
IMSLP ID
Category:Gedda,_Nicolai
IdRef ID
052562026
JRC Names ID
188879
Jaxsta profile ID
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KANTO ID
000190397
Kinobox person ID
861087
Lex ID
Nicolai_Gedda
Libraries Australia ID
35803155
Libris-URI
zw9ccffh4bgnc64
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
02388/eu_g_1344/g1344
LyricsTranslate ID
nicolai-gedda-lyrics.html
Munzinger person ID
00000013313
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000242404
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07560386
NE.se ID
nicolai-gedda
NL CR AUT ID
pna2005261961
NLA Trove people ID
1094382
NUKAT ID
n2005113194
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007596790605171
National Library of Latvia ID
000067498
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810532421405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX848859
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072497378
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3904593
Open Library ID
OL237186A
Prabook ID
1303076
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
22900
Radio France person ID
nicolai-gedda
Runeberg author ID
geddanic
SBN author ID
UFIV106573
SELIBR ID
188055
SNAC ARK ID
w6g17kf1
SPAP ID
a/7e30fcd6-bc87-43f6-a8b2-08eb52047897
SVKKL authority ID
p0093620-Gedda-Nicolai-1925
SecondHandSongs artist ID
102394
Spotify artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
63911
Swedish National Library Arken ID
Gedda,-Nicolai
Swedish Portrait Archive ID
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TMDB person ID
1573176
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
3742
Treccani ID
nicolai-gedda
UOM ID
34568
Universal Music France artist ID
20000104722
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/400530
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/0ce7be5b-0730-4401-ac6a-2e8cf8c938cc
Yandex Music artist ID
83528

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Litteris et Artibus, Kammersänger, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Hovsångare, Medal for the advancement of the musical arts
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
German, French, Russian, Swedish
Occupation 2
opera singer, music educator
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Employer 1
Royal Academy of Music
Genre 1
opera
Given name 1
Nikolay
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Place of birth 1
Stockholm
Place of death 1
Tolochenaz
Religion or worldview 1
Russian Orthodox Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Voice type 1
tenor
← Performer 1
Evening Bell
← Voice actor 1
Boris Godunov
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Summary

Nicolai Gedda was born on July 11, 1925[1], in Stockholm[2]. He died on January 8, 2017[3], in Tolochenaz[4]. He worked as an opera singer[5], music educator[6], and singer[7].

FAQs

Where was Nicolai Gedda born?

Nicolai Gedda's place of birth was Stockholm[2].

Where did Nicolai Gedda die?

Nicolai Gedda passed away in Tolochenaz[4].

Who was Nicolai Gedda married to?

Nicolai Gedda's spouses include Aino Sellermark[9].

What did Nicolai Gedda do for work?

Nicolai Gedda worked as an opera singer[5], music educator[6], and singer[7].

What awards did Nicolai Gedda receive?

Honors received include Litteris et Artibus[12], Medal for the advancement of the musical arts[13], Knight of the Legion of Honour[14], and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[15].

Related Entities

Royal Academy of Music Stockholm Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . svd.se. Retrieved . svd.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . books.google.ch. Retrieved . books.google.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wiener-staatsoper.at. Retrieved . wiener-staatsoper.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . operaclick.com. Retrieved . operaclick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . francemusique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  3. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → nicolai-gedda
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  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 17w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0093620-Gedda-Nicolai-1925
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