Ingvar Wixell
Ingvar Wixell (born May 7, 1931 in Luleå) is a Swedish baritone opera singe… Read Full Bio ↴Ingvar Wixell (born May 7, 1931 in Luleå) is a Swedish baritone opera singer.
Wixell made his debut 1955 as Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute. He worked at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm 1955–1967. He was engaged at the Deutsche Oper Berlin 1967 where he was a member for more than 30 years.
Among other roles, he has sung Figaro in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen Amonasro in Verdi's Aïda, Baron Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca, the title characters in Verdi's Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra, Mozart's Don Giovanni, and Verdi's Falstaff, as well as Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.
In 1965, Wixell performed all the songs in the competition to select Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest entry. The winning song was "Annorstädes Vals" (Elsewhere Waltz), which Wixell went on to perform at the international final in Naples. In a break from the then prevailing tradition, the song was sung in English (as "Absent Friend"). This led to the introduction from 1966 onwards of a rule stipulating that each country's entry must be sung in one of the languages of that country. (This rule was cancelled for the years 1973 to 1977, reinstated in 1978, and cancelled again in 1999.)
Mr Wixell ended his great career in 2003 by singing the Musicteacher in Richard Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos at Malmö Opera.
Wixell made his debut 1955 as Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute. He worked at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm 1955–1967. He was engaged at the Deutsche Oper Berlin 1967 where he was a member for more than 30 years.
Among other roles, he has sung Figaro in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen Amonasro in Verdi's Aïda, Baron Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca, the title characters in Verdi's Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra, Mozart's Don Giovanni, and Verdi's Falstaff, as well as Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.
In 1965, Wixell performed all the songs in the competition to select Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest entry. The winning song was "Annorstädes Vals" (Elsewhere Waltz), which Wixell went on to perform at the international final in Naples. In a break from the then prevailing tradition, the song was sung in English (as "Absent Friend"). This led to the introduction from 1966 onwards of a rule stipulating that each country's entry must be sung in one of the languages of that country. (This rule was cancelled for the years 1973 to 1977, reinstated in 1978, and cancelled again in 1999.)
Mr Wixell ended his great career in 2003 by singing the Musicteacher in Richard Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos at Malmö Opera.
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Ingvar Wixell Lyrics
Aftontankar Vid Fridas Ruta Frida till ro sig lagt månen skiner Mild vid sin tysta…
Annorstädes vals En vårens kväll är en ljuvlig tid Men denna kväll ger…
Bleka Dödens Minut Ja du kommer till slut Bleka Dödens minut Då med granris min…
Byssan Lull Byssan lull koka kittelen full Där kommer tre vandringsmän p…
Den Första Gång Jag Såg Dig Den första gång jag såg dig, det var en sommardag På…
Det Är En Ros Utsprungen Det är en ros utsprungen Av Jesse rot och stam Av fädren…
Fjärilen På Haga Jag minnes mycket väl en sång jag gnolade Då böljan spolade …
Förtrollad stad Jag går skimrande gator I en skön förtrollad stad Och känner…
Frida I Vårstädningen Något ljuvt och änglaaktigt skiner Omkring Fridas huvud medg…
Här Rosemarie Syns Blåa Nämdöfjärden Här Rosemarie syns blåa Nämdöfjärden Med vita segel i sydväs…
Jul Jul Strålande Jul Jul jul strålande jul glans över vita skogar Himmelens krono…
Längtan till Italien Jag längtar till Italien till Italiens sköna land Där små ci…
Morgonsång På Baggensfjärden Nu ristes gren och skälver löv Nu kommer bris nu kommer…
När det lider mot jul Det strålar en stjärna förunderligt blid I öster på himlen h…
Nocturne Sov på min arm Natten gömmer Under sin vinge din blossande…
Nu tändas tusen juleljus Nu tändas tusen juleljus På jordens mörka rund Och tusen tus…
O Helga Natt O helga natt O helga stund för världen Då Gudamänskan Till j…
På Begäran I utvärdshusets trädgård lyktor skina Men ovanför har himlen…
På Richelius Tid På Richelieus tid var en fallgrop som noll Och en dolk…
Så Skimrande Var Aldrig Havet Så skimrande var aldrig havet Och stranden aldrig så befrian…
Som Stjärnor Små Som stjärnor små på himlen blå De vinka till varann Som stjä…
Stilla och tyst Stilla och tyst som nu Vid blånande hav Stilla och tyst so…