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Siv Anna Margareta Wennberg (born September 18,1944 in Sundsvall Sweden) is a Swedish opera singer, dramatic soprano and Court Singer by appointment of H.M. the King of Sweden..

She is represented on recordings by EMI in Richard Wagners opera Rienzi and romances by Edvard Grieg och Jean Sibelius, in addition to this several radio and televison brodacasts, including Verdi's Un ballo in maschera with Nicolai Gedda, Loa Falkman och Jerker Arvidson.

Career
At 16 years old Wennberg made her debut as a pianist with a Haydn concerto in Sundsvall. This was followed by piano studied for Greta Erikson at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and later for Hans Leygraf i Salzburg. After the perfomances of Schumann' s piano concerto and Mozart's d minor concerto she was predicted to have a future as piano soloist by the critics. Later when taking up the career of an opera singer Arne Sunnegårdh became her vocal teacher.

Her debut as singer at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1972 was as Sieglinde in Richard Wagner's Die Walküre, a performance including renowned singers as Birgit Nilsson, Margareta Hallin and Kerstin Meyer. Wennberg received brilliant reviews. The success immediately led to a contract with EMI. (See Discography).

Among Wennberg's many international guest performances can be noted Wiener Staatsoper, Oper Stuttgart, Deutsche Oper Berlin, München, Paris, Covent Garden in London and Bolshoi Theatre in Moskva. Conductor Sixten Ehrling saw to that she came to USA as well.Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, but also Giuseppe Verdi were the most important composers of her repertoire. In 1988 Siv Wennberg received The Svenska Dagbladet Operatic Prize for her interpretation of Isolde in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. The following year Wennberg sang in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida at Globen with 7000 the audience with among others tenor Rolf Björling. She celebrated her 25-year anniversary as an opera singer in 1997 at the Royal Swedish Opera in the title role of Strauss' Elektra. After that she has given recitals, preferably with songs by Edvard Grieg but also with music by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm Stenhammar and above all Richard Strauss.

Awards

 * 1988 – Svenska Dagbladet Operatic Prize
 * 1994 – Court Singer by appointment of H.M. the King of Sweden

Discography

 * Irene in Wagners Rienzi. EMI 1976. CD [tel:(1999)+724356713123 (1999) 724356713123].
 * Songs by Grieg, Sibelius och Rangström. HMV 1974. HQS 1345.
 * Grieg. Haugtussa. EMI 2004. CD [tel:724358605822 724358605822].
 * Songs by Sibelius. EMI 2004. CD [tel:724358578522 724358578522].
 * Amelia in Verdis Un ballo in maschera. Stockholm 1986. House of Opera DVD 1540. (www.operapassion.com).
 * Liederkonzert. Jan Eyron, piano. Stockholm 1986. Siv Wennberg - a great primadonna. Vol. 1. Sterling CDA 1689-2.
 * Tristan und Isolde. Med Spas Wenkoff, Anne Wilkens. Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Franz Welser-Möst. Stockholm 1986. 3 CD. Siv Wennberg - a great primadonna. Vol. 2. Sterling CDA 1690/1692-2.
 * The Empress in Die Frau ohne Schatten. Med Birgit Nilsson, Barbro Ericson, Walter Berry. The Royal Court Orchestra. Conductor Berislav Klobucar. Stockholm 1975. 3 CD. Siv Wennberg - a great primadonna. Vol. 3. Sterling CDA 1696/1698-2.
 * Opera arias. 2 CD. Siv Wennberg - a great primadonna. Vol. 4. Sterling CDA 1800/1801-2.
 * Arias with orchestra. Songs with piano. 2 CD. Siv Wennberg - a great primadonna. Vol. 5. Sterling CDA 1804/05-2.
 * Amelia i Verdis Un ballo in maschera. Med Nicolai Gedda. 2 CD. The Royal Court Orchestra. Conductor Eri Klas. 1986. Siv Wennberg - a great primadonna. Vol. 6. Sterling CDA 1802/03-2.
 * Verdi. Recital from Skansen. Recital from the Stockholm Opera House. 2 CD. Siv Wennberg - a great primadonna. Vol. 7. Sterling CDA 1809/10-2.
 * Verdi. New Year's Concert. Songs with piano. 2 CD. Siv Wennberg - a great primadonna. Vol. 8. Sterling CDA 1811/12-2.
 * Finlandia. Best of Sibelius. Warner Classics 825646489985.
 * Siv Wennberg on youtube.