Elisabeth Söderström, born May 7, 1927, in Stockholm, was a Swedish soprano who
became one of her country's most celebrated opera singers. She made her operatic
debut in 1947 at Drottningholm Palace Theatre and was a principal artist with
the Royal Swedish Opera from 1949 to 1980. Internationally, she performed at
leading venues including the Metropolitan Opera in New York and London's Covent
Garden. Acclaimed for her expressive acting and distinctive soprano voice,
Söderström mastered a broad repertoire spanning Monteverdi to contemporary opera
and appeared in the premieres of G...