Ola Isene

Ola Isene (2 June 1898 – 6 May 1973) was a Norwegian opera singer (baritone) and actor.

Isene was born in Rødenes and studied at the Musikkonservatoriet in Kristiania. He made his professional debut at the Mayol-teatret in 1923. His operatic roles were varied, among them Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Scarpia in Tosca, and Amonasro in Aïda – most of them at the Nationaltheatret, which at the time had opera on its programme. He took part in many tours and also appeared in operettas, including as Schubert in Jomfruburet. In 1929, he sang Al Jolson's parts from The Jazz Singer when it was presented as a silent film in Sweden,^[1] and in the middle of the 1930s, he moved to theatre and film as an actor.

Isene also played the title role in the three criminal radio plays Inspektør Scott på farten by John P. Wynn, which were broadcast by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation radio in 1960 and 1961.

Ola Isene was from 1926 married to the singer and voice teacher Haldis Ingebjart Isene (1891–1978). His brother Torbjørn was a great-grandfather to discus thrower Ola Stunes Isene.

Filmography[edit]

1931: Love and the Home Guard (Swedish)
1932: The Southsiders (Swedish)
1940: Tørres Snørtevold
1942: Trysil-Knut
1946: Englandsfarere
1946: Så møtes vi imorgen
1946: Vi vil leve
1948: Den hemmelighetsfulle leiligheten
1948: Trollfossen
1952: Andrine og Kjell
1955: Blodveien
1957: Peter van Heeren
1958: Høysommer
1958: Ut av mørket
1960: Struggle for Eagle Peak
1960: Veien tilbake
1961: Hans Nielsen Hauge
1963: Vildanden
1964: Nydelige nelliker
1964: Alle tiders kupp
1965: Skjær i sjøen
1968: Sus og dus på by'n
1970: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland
1970: Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry
1973: Knut Formos siste jakt

References[edit]

^ Natzen, Christopher (Fall 2011). ""Have you hear it yet?" Advertising the First American Sound Films in Sweden". Moving Image. University of Minnesota Press: 46. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

Sources[edit]

Hoemsnes, Tone, Ola Isene, Store Norsk Lekskicon (in Norwegian)

External links[edit]

Ola Isene at IMDb

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[1] Natzen, Christopher (Fall 2011). ""Have you hear it yet?" Advertising the First American Sound Films in Sweden". Moving Image. University of Minnesota Press: 46. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

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