Joseph Hislop

Operatic tenor, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, April 5, 1884, died Fife, Scotland, May 6, 1977. Hislop came from Scotland to Sweden in 1907. He debuted at the Kungliga Operan (Royal Swedish Opera) in Stockholm in 1914, and was then engaged at the opera until 1919, with later guest appearances. He worked as a music teacher in Stockholm 1936–1949. Among his students were Jussi Björling and Birgit Nilsson. He recorded c. 100 songs and arias for Zonophone, Gramophone and Pathé.