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Gina Oselio (19 November 1858 – 4 May 1937) was a Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano. Her signature role was the title heroine in Georges Bizet's Carmen.

Gina Oselio
Gina Oselio as Carmen in 1891.
Born	Ingeborg Mathilde Laura Aas (1858-11-19)19 November 1858 Christiania, Norway
Died	4 May 1937(1937-05-04) (aged 78)
Occupation	Operatic singer
Spouse	Bjørn Bjørnson ​ ​ (m. 1893; dissolved 1909)​

Personal life

Oselio was born in Christiania as Ingeborg Mathilde Laura Aas, a daughter of saddle maker Even Pedersen Aas and Nicoline Engelstad. She married actor and theatre director Bjørn Bjørnson in 1893, and their marriage was dissolved in 1909.[1]

Career

Oselio studied singing in her native country with Fritz Arlberg, with Fredrika Stenhammar in Sweden and with Mathilde Marchesi in Paris.[2] She made her professional opera debut in 1879 at the Royal Swedish Opera.[3][2] In 1882 Oscar II of Sweden and Norway bestowed upon her the title of "hofsangerinde".^{[citation needed]} In 1902 she was awarded a medal by the King.[2] She was also named an honorary member of the Norsk Operasangerforbund and was a recipient of the Litteris et Artibus.[2]

References

Sources

• Biography of Gina Oselio

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