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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.[1]

Erik Bye

Bye in c. 1920
Personal information
Birth name	Erik Ole Bye
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1883-03-20)20 March 1883 Drammen, Norway
Died	17 May 1953(1953-05-17) (aged 70) Oslo, Norway
Sport
Sport	Rowing

Biography

He competed in the men's eight event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]

He made his professional opera debut in 1913 at the National Theatre in Oslo as Don Basilio in Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville. From 1914 to 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 and Delilah 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 and singer.[3][4]

References

External links

• "Erik Ole Bye". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
• "Erik Ole Nye". National Theatre (Oslo) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 May 2021.

На других языках

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- [en] Erik Bye (baritone)

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[ru] Бюэ, Эрик Уле

Эрик Уле Бюэ (норв. Erik Ole Bye; 20 марта 1883, Драммен — 17 мая 1953, Осло) — норвежский артист оперы, оперный певец (высокий бас), предприниматель, спортсмен, участник Летних Олимпийских игр 1908 в Лондоне[4].

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