List of Danish operatic sopranos

This is a list of operatic sopranos and mezzo-sopranos who were born in Denmark or whose work is closely associated with that country.

A

 * Signe Asmussen (born 1970), mezzo-soprano who has performed in opera, operetta, classical concerts and jazz

B

 * Oda Balsborg (1934–2014), soprano, recordings of Wagnerian performances
 * Lisbeth Balslev (born 1945), soprano specializing in Wagnerian opera
 * Henriette Bonde-Hansen (born 1963), soprano opera singer and concert performer, Reumert Award in 2014
 * Charlotte Bournonville (1832–1911), actress and mezzo-soprano singer who sang in Stockholm before joining the Royal Danish Theatre
 * Johanne Brun (1874–1954), opera singer who also performed in Germany



D

 * Inger Dam-Jensen (born 1964), soprano taking leading roles at the Royal Danish Theatre
 * Elisabeth Dons (1864–1942), Paris-trained soprano and mezzo-soprano becoming a prima donna in the 1890s

E

 * Birgit Engell (1882–1973), German-born Danish operatic soprano who later specialized in concerts

F

 * Emilie da Fonseca (1803–1884), Norwegian-Danish actress and opera singer
 * Ida Henriette da Fonseca (1802–1858), mezzo-soprano singer and composer who performed in operas and concerts mainly in Sweden and Germany
 * Povla Frijsh (1881–1960), classical soprano and voice teacher

G

 * Leocadie Gerlach (1826–1919), Danish-Swedish mezzo-soprano considered the most successful singer of her day at the Royal Danish Theatre
 * Edith Guillaume (1943–2013), mezzo-soprano with the Danish National Opera and the Royal Danish Opera
 * Ruth Guldbæk (1919–2006), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre, also at Covent Garden



H

 * Kirsten Hermansen (1930–2015), soprano at the Royal Danish Teacher, later music teacher

J

 * Louise Janssen (1863–1938), Danish-born soprano who sang Wagnerian roles in Lyon, France
 * Eva Johansson (born 1958), soprano who has performed in opera worldwide, especially in Germany and the United States

K

 * Sophie Keller (1850–1929), soprano with the Royal Danish Theatre who later founded a conservatory for women
 * Tina Kiberg (born 1958), soprano who has performed leading roles in the operas of Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner
 * Lone Koppel (born 1938), leading soprano performer at the Royal Danish Theatre
 * Tenna Kraft (1885–1954), outstanding soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre in the early 20th century
 * Johanne Krarup-Hansen (1870–1958), mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre, remembered as the first Danish Brünnhilde in Die Walküre



L

 * Lilly Lamprecht (1887–1976), award-winning soprano who sang at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1911


 * Dorothy Larsen (1911–1990), American-born Danish operatic soprano who performed at the Royal Danish Theatre
 * Margrethe Lendrop (1873–1920), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre where she took the role of Carmen 131 times
 * Anna Henriette Levinsohn (1839–1899), soprano and mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1860
 * Augusta Lütken (1855–1910), popular yet untrained soprano, nine years at the Royal Danish Theatre

M

 * Ida Møller (1872–1947), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre remembered for her roles in Mozart's operas
 * Caroline Müller (1755–1826), highly successful mezzo-soprano first in Copenhagen and later in Stockholm



N

 * Anna Nielsen (1803–1856), actress and mezzo-soprano singer performing with success at the Royal Danish Theatre in both plays and operas
 * Inga Nielsen (1946–2008), soprano who sang in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States
 * Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen (1874–1941), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre where she became a leading Wagnerian performer

O

 * Edith Oldrup (1912–1999), soprano at the Royal Danish Opera remembered for her roles in the operas of Mozart and Puccini

Q

 * Hedevig Quiding (1867–1936), soprano in German opera houses, voice instructor and music critic

S

 * Louise Sahlgreen (1818–1891), soprano, first in the choir at the Royal Danish Theatre, later performing operatic roles
 * Else Schøtt (1895–1989), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1919 to 1951, later a voice teacher
 * Catharine Simonsen (1816–1849), soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre, noted for her roles in Italian operas
 * Bonna Søndberg (born 1933), sang both mezzo-soprano and soprano roles at the Royal Danish Theatre until her retirement in 1987
 * Ingeborg Steffensen (1888–1964), mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre remembered for her performances of Carmen, Dalila and Azuncena

U

 * Emilie Ulrich (1872–1952), soprano in leading roles at the Royal Danish Theatre until 1917

W

 * Lilian Weber Hansen (1911–1987), mezzo-soprano at the Royal Danish Theatre for 25 years from 1940 remembered for her dramatic roles
 * Ebba Wilton (1896–1949), foremost coloratura singer of her generation at the Royal Danish Theatre

Z

 * Josephine Zinck (1829–1919), mezzo-soprano in concerts at the Musikforeningen and in operas at the Royal Danish Theatre
 * Marie Zinck (1789–1823), popular actress and singer who performed in plays, operas and operettas at the Royal Danish Theatre