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Bjørn Talén (8 September 1890 – 12 July 1945) was a Norwegian opera singer (tenor).〔(''Bjørn Talén'' (Store norske leksikon) )〕 ==Biography== Bjørn Talén was born in Kristiania (Oslo). His parents were Constantin Waldemar Talén (1857–1902) and Maren Johanne Johnsen (1867–1920). His father was an engineer who became director of the Oslo Tramway. His parents were both art and theater enthusiasts and knew many of the contemporary artist. He took his final exams at the Oslo Cathedral School in 1908 he took the 1910 science matriculation at Halling school. He graduated from the Norwegian Military Academy in 1913. He subsequently studied singing in Milan, Naples, London and Paris. He debuted in the Aula at the University of Oslo in October 1914. From 1918–20, he was with the Opera Comique in Oslo. From 1921 to 1928 he was employed as the first tenor at the Berlin State Opera and continued until 1932 at the Städtische Oper in Berlin. He appeared at the National Theatre and at The Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, and he had guest appearances in Copenhagen, Turin, Madrid, Berlin and Dresden.〔( ''Bjørn Talén / utdypning'' (Store norske leksikon) )〕 Notable grand opera he was associated with included ''Tannhäuser'' by Richard Wagner and ''Faust'' by Charles Gounod. He appeared as Don José in ''Carmen'', Cavaradossi in ''Tosca'', Pinkerton in ''Madama Butterfly'', Samson in ''Samson and Delilah'' by Camille Saint-Saëns, Rudolpho in ''La bohème'', Manrico in ''Il trovatore'', Canio in ''Pagliacci'' and Dick Johnson in ''La fanciulla del West''. In Norway, he frequently appeared in more operetta-like productions, such as ''Das Land des Lächelns'' by Franz Lehár. Bjørn Talén had military training and reached the rank of captain. With the German invasion of Norway in 1940, he was chief of air defence at Kongsvinger Fortress in Hedmark, Norway. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bjørn Talén」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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