Erik Bye (baritone)
![]() Erik Ole Bye, ca. 1920. | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Norwegian |
Born | Drammen, Norway | 20 March 1883
Died | 17 May 1953 Oslo, Norway | (aged 70)
Sport | |
Sport | Rowing |
Erik Ole Bye (20 March 1883 – 17 May 1953) was a Norwegian operatic baritone. He studied singing with Morgenstierne in Oslo, zur Muhlen in London and R. Willani in Paris. He also competed at the Olympics as a rower.
Biography
He competed in the men's eight event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
He made his professional opera debut in 1913 at the National Theatre, Oslo as Don Basilio in Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville. From 1914-1917 he was a member of the Breslau Opera House; making his debut there as Amonasro in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. In 1917 he sang with the Opéra-Comique in Paris. In November 1918 he sang the role of the High Priest in Camille Saint-Saëns's Samson et Dalila for the opening of the new opera house in Oslo. From 1921-1932 he was primarily active with opera companies and orchestras in North America. He returned to Norway in 1932 where he continued to perform and worked as a businessman. He made recordings for Columbia Records, His Master's Voice, and the Victor Talking Machine Company. His son, Erik Bye, was a prominent Norwegian journalist.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erik Bye Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Erik Bye". Operissimo concertissimo.
- 1883 births
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- Norwegian operatic baritones
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- Norwegian expatriates in France
- Norwegian expatriates in Germany
- Norwegian expatriates in the United States
- 20th-century opera singers
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- Norwegian male rowers
- Olympic rowers of Norway
- Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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