He studied singing under the pedagogue August Söderman. Probably he made his debut in 1899 at the Royal Opera in Stockholm as Don Ottavio in ‘’Don Giovanni’’ and in the title role of the biblical opera ‘’Joseph’’ of Méhul. He remained a member of this opera house till 1932. He appeared in the Swedish premières of the operas ‘’Madama Butterfly’’ of G. Puccini (1909) and ‘’ Evangelimann’’ of W. Kienzl (1905) and created in 1901 the title part in the 'Rheingold’’ for Sweden. In 1929 he sang at the Stockholm Opera in the premiere of Nathanael Berg’s ‘’Engelbrekt’’. Since 1924 he was also active as a director.
Chronology of some appearances
1899-1932 Stockholm Royal Opera
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G&T, Stockholm 1903-03
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