Olefine Moe
Also known as: Olefine Louise Margrethe MoeOlefine Louise Margarethe Moe (b. Bergen 18 March 1850, d. Haga gård, Ski, 8 November 1933) was a Norwegian opera singer, teacher, instructor and theatre director. She made her debut at Christiania Theatre in 1867. Olefine Moe was employed at the Stockholm Opera from 1873 to 1881. In August 1883 she founded her own opera company The Norwegian Opera in the Christiania Tivoli, in collaboration with Mathilda Lundström and Oscar Bentzon-Gyllich. The opera company was dissolved in February 1886. Thereafter she worked as a freelance singer and singing teacher in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Information
(Objekt ID 84359)| Object type | Person |
| Also known as | Olefine Louise Margrethe Moe |
| Born | 1850 (dead Navember 8, 1933) |
| Functions | Instructor, Singer, Pedagog, Theatre director |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Gender | Female |
| Website | NORSK BIOGRAFISK LEKSIKON |
| Last changed | 25.01.2023 |
| Create date | 16.03.2018 |
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Parents: Oboist and dance teacher Iver Christian Moe (b. 1827) and Inger Marie Amundsen (b. 1826).
Married 15.5.1877 in Stockholm to pianist Oscar Fridolf Torssell (7.4.1844–29.8.1880), son of the organist and chamber musician Carl Torssell and Augusta Desideria Küsel.
She was mother-in-law of Christian von Munthe af Morgenstierne (1880–1967).
SOURCES:
Norsk biografisk Leksikon, nbl.snl.no, 09.04.2021, https://nbl.snl.no/Olefine_Moe
Education
Vocal studies in Stockholm from 1871.
Tilknyttet (1)
- The Norwegian Opera - Theatre director (from 1883 to 1886)
Involved in productions (40)
| Title | Premiere | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Fra Diavolo, eller: Værtshuset i Terracina (Christiania Theatre) | Navember 4, 1895 | Singer (Zerline, Matteos Datter) |
| Den sorte Domino, eller: Eventyret paa Maskeraden (Christiania Theatre) | October 25, 1892 | Actor (Angela) |
| Carmen (Christiania Theatre) | September 9, 1892 | Singer (Carmen), Singer (Michaela) |
| Den sorte Domino, eller: Eventyret paa Maskeraden (Christiania Theatre) | May 9, 1892 | Actor (Angela) |
| Schweizerhytten (Christiania Theatre) | February 9, 1892 | Actor |
| Carmen (Christiania Theatre) | September 17, 1891 | Singer (Carmen), Singer (Michaela) |
| Carmen (Christiania Theatre) | May 15, 1891 | Singer (Carmen), Singer (Michaela) |
| Violetta (La Traviata) (Christiania Theatre) | May 29, 1888 | Singer (Flora), Singer (Anina) |
| La Traviata (The Norwegian Opera) | February 16, 1886 | Singer (Violetta Valéry), Main producer |
| Jægerbruden (The Norwegian Opera) | February 14, 1886 | Main producer |
| Lohengrin (The Norwegian Opera) | December 2, 1885 | Singer (Elsa von Brabant), Main producer |
| Don Juan (The Norwegian Opera) | Navember 9, 1885 | Main producer |
| Faust (The Norwegian Opera) | October 30, 1885 | Singer (Margareta), Main producer |
| Carmen (The Norwegian Opera) | October 25, 1885 | Singer (Carmen), Main producer |
| The Troubadour (The Norwegian Opera) | October 15, 1885 | Singer (Leonora), Main producer |
| Boccaccio (The Norwegian Opera) | May 17, 1885 | Main producer |
| Den lille hertug (The Norwegian Opera) | May 3, 1885 | Main producer |
| Barbereren i Sevilla (The Norwegian Opera) | May 2, 1885 | Main producer |
| Carmen (The Norwegian Opera) | February 17, 1885 | Singer (Carmen), Main producer |
| Den skjønne Helene (The Norwegian Opera) | January 1, 1885 | Main producer |
| Mignon (The Norwegian Opera) | December 10, 1884 | Singer (Mignon), Main producer, Instruction |
| Regimentets datter (The Norwegian Opera) | December 7, 1884 | Main producer |
| Musketererne i Klostret (The Norwegian Opera) | Navember 23, 1884 | Main producer |
| Faust (The Norwegian Opera) | Navember 9, 1884 | Singer (Margareta), Main producer |
| The Troubadour (The Norwegian Opera) | October 12, 1884 | Singer (Leonora), Main producer |
| Advokaten Pathelin (The Norwegian Opera) | September 27, 1884 | Main producer |
| Nürenbergerdukken (The Norwegian Opera) | September 27, 1884 | Main producer |
| Den sorte Domino (The Norwegian Opera) | September 7, 1884 | Main producer |
| Barbereren i Sevilla (The Norwegian Opera) | September 1, 1884 | Singer, Main producer |
| De muntre koner i Windsor (The Norwegian Opera) | May 14, 1884 | Main producer |
| Fra Diavolo (The Norwegian Opera) | April 6, 1884 | Main producer |
| D’Herr Dunanans reise (The Norwegian Opera) | March 16, 1884 | Main producer |
| Mignon (The Norwegian Opera) | February 17, 1884 | Singer (Mignon), Main producer, Instruction |
| Figaros bryllup (The Norwegian Opera) | January 10, 1884 | Singer, Main producer |
| Tiggerstudenten (The Norwegian Opera) | Navember 25, 1883 | Main producer |
| Rigoletto (The Norwegian Opera) | Navember 8, 1883 | Singer, Main producer |
| Barbereren i Sevilla (The Norwegian Opera) | October 30, 1883 | Singer, Main producer |
| Jeanne Jeannette og Jeanneton (The Norwegian Opera) | October 15, 1883 | Main producer |
| Halvdelen hver (The Norwegian Opera) | September 20, 1883 | Instruction, Singer, Main producer |
| Schweitserhytten (The Norwegian Opera) | September 15, 1883 | Main producer |
| Prins Methusalem (The Norwegian Opera) | August 27, 1883 | Main producer |
| Martha (The Norwegian Opera) | August 14, 1883 | Instruction, Singer, Main producer |
| Carmen (Kungliga Operan, Stockholm) | June 24, 1880 | Singer (Carmen) |
| Carmen (Kungliga Operan, Stockholm) | 1880 | Singer (Carmen) |
| Den sorte Domino, eller: Eventyret paa Maskeraden (Christiania Theatre) | September 18, 1871 | Actor (Angela) |
| Broncehesten (Christiania Theatre) | October 30, 1870 | Actor (Stella, Prindsesse af Hindostan) |
| Den sorte Domino, eller: Eventyret paa Maskeraden (Christiania Theatre) | June 6, 1870 | Actor (Angela) |
| Violetta (La Traviata) (Christiania Theatre) | April 30, 1868 | Singer (Flora), Singer (Anina) |
| Den første Kjærlighed (Christiania Theatre) | January 19, 1868 | Actor (Emmeline) |
| Den første Kjærlighed (Christiania Theatre) | October 24, 1867 | Actor (Emmeline) |
| Djævelens Part (Christiania Theatre) | Actor (Carlo Broschi) | |
| The Troubadour (Eldorado Teater) | Singer (Azucena) |