Kari Frisell

Kari Kirsten Frisell was born in Oslo, Norway in 1922, her parents were Emil Frisell and Lilly Magnussen. She studied singing with the educator and former singer Mimi Hviid, (1874-1962) and soon she became one of Norway's foremost sopranos. From 1958-1969 she was employed at the Norwegian Opera, later she worked as a freelancer. In 1973 she became an educator at the Norwegian Academy of Music. She had various appearances in radio and television, but only in one film. (1946) Frisell was a legend in the Norwegian opera community, almost a history book with her good memory. She was at her death in June 2022, nearly a hundred years old.