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.
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(Objekt ID 84359)| Object type | Person |
| Also known as | Olefine Louise Margrethe Moe |
| Born | March 18, 1850 (dead Navember 8, 1933) |
| Functions | Instructor, Singer, Pedagog, Theatre director |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Gender | Female |
| Website | NORSK BIOGRAFISK LEKSIKON |
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
Vocal studies in Stockholm from 1871.
- The Norwegian Opera - Theatre director (from 1883 to 1886)
| Title | Premiere | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Fra Diavolo, eller: Værtshuset i Terracina (Christiania Theatre) | Navember 3, 1895 | Singer (Zerline, Matteos Datter) |
| Den sorte Domino, eller: Eventyret paa Maskeraden (Christiania Theatre) | October 24, 1892 | Actor (Angela) |
| Schweizerhytten (Christiania Theatre) | February 9, 1892 | Actor |
| Carmen (Christiania Theatre) | May 15, 1891 | Singer (Carmen), Singer (Michaela) |
| Lohengrin (Christiania Tivoli) | January 4, 1886 | Main producer, Singer (Elsa von Brabant) |
| Faust (Christiania Tivoli) | 1886 | Singer (Margareta), Main producer |
| La Traviata (The Norwegian Opera) | 1886 | Singer (Violetta Valéry) |
| Carmen (Christiania Tivoli) | 1886 | Singer (Carmen), Main producer |
| The Troubadour (Christiania Tivoli) | 1884 | Singer (Leonora), Main producer |
| Mignon (Christiania Tivoli) | 1884 | Instruction, Singer (Mignon) |
| Martha (The Norwegian Opera) | August 14, 1883 | Main producer, Singer, Instruction |
| Barbereren i Sevilla (The Norwegian Opera) | 1883 | Singer |
| Rigoletto (The Norwegian Opera) | 1883 | Singer |
| Figaros bryllup (The Norwegian Opera) | 1883 | Singer |
| Halvdelen hver (The Norwegian Opera) | 1883 | Instruction, Singer |
| Carmen (Kungliga Operan, Stockholm) | 1880 | Singer (Carmen) |
| Djævelens Part (Christiania Theatre) | March 30, 1871 | Actor (Carlo Broschi) |
| 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) | October 24, 1867 | Actor (Emmeline) |
| The Troubadour (Eldorado Teater) | Singer (Azucena) |