Björn Haugan

Björn Haugan (5 September 1942 – 8 January 2009) was a Swedish born, Norwegian operatic lyric tenor.^[1]

Björn Haugan was born in Söderhamn Municipality in the province of Hälsingland within Gävleborg County, Sweden. He was the son of Arne Gudbrand Haugan (1917-1997) and Anna Gunhild Widell (1920–2008). He trained under Arne Sunnegårdh at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. ^{[2] [3]}

Bjørn Haugan sang i Det norske Kirkeguttekor Olavsguttene hvor han sang sopran. Turnerte med koret i inn og utland, blant annet var med koret på en turné til USA 3.11.1956-9.4.1957. Opptreden på Arthur Godfrey Show og sang i Carnegie Hall i november 1956. Koret avholdt 90 konserter i 36 stater og i Canada på turneen. Haugan debuted with The Norwegian Opera and Ballet in Oslo during 1971. ^[4]

Haugan is perhaps most frequently associated with his performance in the 1983 Swedish film, Två killar och en tjej, which was directed by Lasse Hallström. Haugan was featured as a tenor in a number of operas which have been recorded with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Opera House.^[5]

• Aniara – Karl-Birger Blomdahl (composer) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (1994)
• Gilgamesh – Per Nørgård (composer) Danish National Symphony Orchestra (1993)
• Singoalla – Gunnar de Frumerie (composer) Orchestra of The Royal Opera (1994)
• Requiem – Otto Olsson (composer) Orchestra of The Royal Opera (1997)