Nicolai Gedda

Swedish operatic tenor and hovsångare (royal court singer), born 11 July 1925 in Stockholm, Sweden, died 8 January 2017 in Tolochenaz, Switzerland.

He was involved in all the major opera houses in the world, including La Scala in Milan, Covent Garden in London, the Metropolitan in New York and the Paris Opera. In recent years he toured Russia and was greeted by standing ovations. He mastered six languages more or less fluently. In addition to his engagements at the various opera houses, he sang in churches all over Sweden. His biography has been translated into both English and German.