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    Norwegian opera singer Lise Davidsen is on the verge of superstardom

    The big-voiced soprano is in her mid-thirties, and she didn't even hear an opera live until she was in her twenties. Now, she's a sought-after opera singer.
    by Jeff Lunden Mar 14, 2022 3 minutes
    Lise Davidsen, performing in the title role of Richard Strauss' <em>Ariadne auf Naxos</em> at the Metropolitan Opera in Feb. 2022.
    Updated March 14, 2022 at 10:26 AM ET

    Norwegian opera singer Lise Davidsen is on the verge of superstardom: Her voice has been described as "one in a million," but surprisingly, the 35-year-old singer never even saw an opera until she was 20.

    Davidsen has a commanding stage presence – her charisma, her height, her acting – and then, that voice. "She really is in sort of a world of her own," says Peter Gelb, General Manager of the , where she's singing three leading roles

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