Kirsten Flagstad (12 July 1895 – 7 December 1962) was a Norwegian opera singer famous for her Wagnerian roles.
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Forest Music
Flagstad, from the land of trolls,
Sang the heavy Wagner roles.
Wagner’s gods and mythic regions
Are congenial to Norwegians.
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