Elsa Waage

Elsa Waage is an Icelandic contralto opera singer.[1] She was born in Reykjavík 1959, the second child of parents Steinar Waage, orthopedic shoe maker, and Clara Grimmer Waage.

Elsa Waage
Born1959
GenresOpera
Occupation(s)Contralto singer

Life

She studied music and voice training in the Reykjavík Conservatory. She later studied and specialized in Germany and Netherlands and got her bachelor degree of music in the United States, Washington Catholic University of America. Wagge lived in New York for some years, where she became a member of the New Jersey Opera Institute. She moved to Italy, where she married Emilio De Rossi. She is still very active in both opera and concerts. Waage is best known for her stage personality and intense artistic interpretation. Her roles include Maddalena in Verdi's Rigoletto and Erda in Wagner's Das Rheingold and Siegfried.[2]

Her repertoire also includes sacred music such as Verdi's Requiem and Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle. She has performed in opera houses in Mexico,[2] Germany, Italy,[3] Switzerland, Iceland,[4] USA, Austria, Denmark, Sweden,

Elsa has received the following awards:

  • American Sibelius Award,
  • American Scandinavian Association Award

References
  1. VareseNews, "Il “Coro Città di Como” si esibisce a Castellanza", 28 February 2008
  2. Colín, Ricardo Pacheco, "Sigfrido, ensayo a medio gas y con errores de producción", La Crónica de Hoy, 16 April 2005
  3. Opera 2006. Annuario dell'opera lirica in Italia, EDT srl, 2006, p. 309. ISBN 88-6040-027-9
  4. Morgunblaðið (Iceland), "Íslenskt eldfjall" gýs á Ítalíu Kontraalt söngkonan Elsa Waage hélt þann 12", 22 December 1996
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