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Kim Borg photo taken on 1965 Kim Borg (born August 7, 1919 in Helsinki - died April 28, 2000 in Humlebæk, Denmark) was a Finnish bass, teacher and composer. He studied voice with Heikki Teittinen at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (1936-1941 and 1945-1947), where he also received training in theory and composition with Leo Funtek and Aarre Merikanto, and then pursued vocal studies with Andrejewa de Skilondz in Stockholm (1950-1959). He also studied biochemistry at the Helsinki University of Technology, receiving a diploma in 1946. In 1947 he made his formal concert debut in Helsinki, and in 1951 his formal operatic debut in Århus as Colline in La bohème. In addition to his concert appearances, he sang regularly in opera in Helsinki and Copenhagen (1952-1970), Stockholm (1963-1975), and Hamburg (1964-1970). In October 1959 he made his Metropolitan Opera debut in New York as Count Almaviva, remaining on its roster until 1962. In 1961 he appeared as Boris Godunov in Moscow. He retired from stage in 1980. From 1972 to 1989 he was a professor at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen. He published several books, wrote orchestral compositions, chamber music, a Stabat Mater, and songs. He also prepared orchestrations to compositions of Mussorgsky and Wolf. In addition to Boris Godunov, he had success in such roles as Osmin, Don Giovanni, King Marke, Hans Sachs, King Phillip II, Pimen, Gremin, Rossini's Don Basilio, Debussy's Arkel. Recordings of him are available as Abner in Saul and David by Carl Nielsen, Shigolch in Lulu, and both the Sprecher and the Second Armed Man in Die Zauberflöte; also doing bass solos in the Mozart/Sussmayr Requiem, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, the Verdi Requiem, Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, Rossini's Stabat Mater, and The Creation. He left a fine recording of Mussorsky's Songs and Dances of Death. From Gramophone obituary (July 2000): "He had wide-ranging, resonant, warm voice and appreciable artistry". External links Kim Borg performing Franz Schubert's lied Litanei (1952) - (RealAudio) Persondata Name Borg, Kim Alternative names Short description Date of birth August 7, 1919 Place of birth Date of death April 28, 2000 Place of death