Background
Ulfung, Ragnar Sigurd was born on February 28, 1927 in Oslo. Son of Erling Thorbjorn and Sigrid Fredrike (Olsen) Myrvang.
Ulfung, Ragnar Sigurd was born on February 28, 1927 in Oslo. Son of Erling Thorbjorn and Sigrid Fredrike (Olsen) Myrvang.
Student, Music Conservatory, Oslo studied singing, Milan, Italy, 1950-1954.
Described in the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians as "a brilliant actor with an incisive voice", he was particularly known for his portrayals of Herod (Salome) and Mime (Der Ring des Nibelungen). He is also an opera director Amongst the productions he has directed was a complete Ring cycle for the Seattle Opera.
Ulfung was born in Oslo and studied there and in Milan before making his debut in Let"s Make an Opera (Oslo, 1950).
However, he also made guest appearances abroad. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera on December 12, 1972 as Mime in Siegfried and went on to sing 93 performances there between 1972 and 1993.
He was appointed Hovsångare in 1976. In 2015 Ulfung at age 88 will sing Altoum in Turandot at Dalhalla with i.a.
Nina Stemme and Lars Cleveman.
He made a successful debut at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1958 as Canio in I Pagliacci and remained a member of the company until 1984.
Married Bjorg Flognfeldt, July 12, 1951. 4 children.