Beatrice Gjertsen Bessesen | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Beatrice Gjertsen |
| Born | 1886 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 1935 |
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| Formerly of | St. Olaf Choir |
| Spouse |
William A. Bessessen
(m. 1915) |
Beatrice Gjertsen Bessesen (1886 – September 7, 1935) was an American operatic soprano. She was the president of the Twin City Music and Dramatic Club. Bessesen sang with the St. Olaf Choir and toured with it in Norway. She made successful concert tours in the U.S. and Europe, appearing with various European opera companies.[1][2] She sang in practically all the leading centers of Europe, and was the prima donna in many big operas. She was a strong factor in developing cultural and artistic appreciation among Norwegian Minnesotans.[3] She is the namesake of the Bessesen Building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota.
- ^ Simpson, Eugene E. (1921). A History of St. Olaf Choir. Augsburg Publishing House. p. 69. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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- ^ Who's who Among Minnesota Women: A History of Woman's Work in Minnesota from Pioneer Days to Date, Told in Biographies, Memorials and Records of Organizations. Mary Dillon Foster. 1924. p. 26. Retrieved 19 June 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Guttersen, Alma Amalia Petersen; Christensen, Regina Hilleboe (1926). ""Twin City Music and Dramatic Club", by Helen Egilsrud". Souvenir "Norse-American Women", 1825-1925: A Symposium of Prose and Poetry, Newspaper Articles, and Biographies, Contributed by One Hundred Prominent Women. Lutheran Free Church Publishing Company. pp. 258–59. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
