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Opera singer Soederstroem dead at 82
Nov 21, 2009, 4:24 GMT
Stockholm - Swedish opera singer Elisabeth Soederstroem, 82, died Friday in Stockholm from the effects of a stroke, her husband Sverker Olow said.
The soprano made her debut in 1947 in a Mozart opera and in the decades that followed performed in productions around the world, including at New York's Metropolitan Opera. She remained a permanent member of Stockholm's Royal Opera from 1949-80.
Soederstroem's career including hailed performances at the Salzburg festival.
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