| LC control no. | n 81042594 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gedda, Nicolai |
| Variant(s) | Gedda, Nikolaĭ Гедда, Николай Gedda, N. (Nicolai) Ustinoff, Nicolai Harry Gustaf Ustinov, Nicolai Harry Gustav Gädda, Harry Gustaf Nikolai Ustinoff, Nikolai |
| Biography/History note | Nicolai Gedda was a Swedish tenor. |
| Associated country | Sweden |
| Birth date | 1925-07-11 |
| Death date | 2017-01-08 |
| Place of birth | Stockholm (Sweden) |
| Place of death | Tolochenaz (Switzerland) |
| Field of activity | Opera |
| Profession or occupation | Tenors (Singers) |
| Special note | Non-Latin script reference not evaluated. |
| Found in | Gounod, C. F. Faust ... Svensk operaantologi. Sida 12 [SR] 1976: label (N. Gedda) notes (Nicolai Gedda) Romansy = Romances, 1981: label, container (Николай Гедда = Nikolaĭ Gedda; Nicolai Gedda [in rom.]; tenor) Grove music online, May 3, 2013 (Gedda (Ustinoff), Nicolai (Harry Gustaf); born Stockholm, July 11, 1925); Swedish tenor) Baker, centennial edition (Gedda (real name, Ustinov), Nicolai (Harry Gustav)) New York times WWW site, viewed Feb. 13, 2017 (in obituary published Feb. 10: Nicolai Gedda; b. July 11, 1925, Stockholm; christened Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda; raised by his father's sister, who married Michail Ustinoff; the child became known as Nikolai Ustinoff; adopted the name Nicolai Gedda early in his career; d. Jan. 8, Tolochenaz, Switzerland, aged 91; Swedish singer who rose from an impoverished childhood and a youthful career as a bank clerk to become one of the most celebrated tenors of the 20th century; ubiquitous on recordings and in the world's foremost opera houses and concert halls) |
| Associated language | swe |
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