Carl Stenborg Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Carl Stenborg Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Carl Stenborg (8 September 1752 â€" 1 August 1813) was a Swedish opera

singer, composer and theatre director. He belonged to the pioneer

generation of the Royal Swedish Opera and was regarded as one of the

leading opera singers of the Gustavian era. He was a hovsångare and a

member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Carl Stenborg was born

in Stockholm to actor Petter Stenborg (1719â€"1781), director of the

Stenborg Troupe, and Anna Krüger (1710â€"1803). Of his brothers,

Johan Fredrik Stenborg (1743â€"1813) studied at Uppsala University and

became an official, and Nils Stenborg (d. 1780) became an opera

singer. He received a good education, debuted as a concert singer in

Riddarhuset in 1766 and was appointed councillor at the Royal Court of

Sweden in 1767. This was considered unusual, since his father was not

of wealthy means. Carl's mother had been the housekeeper of the

nobleman and statesman Adam Horn (1717-1778). Carl or one of his

brothers may have been his son, which was to be the reason why the

sons of a poor man had been able to receive such a good education and

reach high positions so early in life.When the Royal Swedish Opera was

founded in 1773, he played the main male role in Francesco Uttini's

opera Thetis och Pélée opposite the primadonna Elisabeth Olin, with

whom he had a relationship. He was the leading male star for several

years and in 1780 was given a life contract. Although he sang tenor

roles, his voice was known for its dexterity and dark timbre and was

nearer to that of a baritone.
Carl Stenborg Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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