Kim Borg (Kim Borg) |
Kim Borg
Date of birth
07.08.1919
Date of death
28.04.2000
Profession
singer
Voice type
bass
Country
Finland
He has performed since 1947. On the opera stage since 1951. In 1956 he sang at the Glyndebourne Festival (Don Giovanni). Debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1959 (as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro). The repertoire also includes the roles of Boris Godunov, Pimen, Gremin, Sarastro and others. He often performed in modern opera, including avant-garde opera. Borg’s performance in op. “Test” by G. Schuller (1966, Hamburg, after F. Kafka), he also sang the part of Schigolch in op. “Lulu” Berg. From the Finnish op. with the Borg troupe toured with success in Russia in 1972.
E. Tsodokov
