Ode Wannebo

Ode Wannebo is a unique singing talent, and as such, gets a unique resume format here on The Actor's Bone. The following should give you a pretty good idea of his many accomplishments and qualifications. Of course, you'll need to hear him in person to really appreciate it all.
Born in Namsos, Norway... competed in many national singing competitions... lost some won some... studied at the Oslo Arts and Hand Craft School... later became a protégé of the famed opera diva Kirstin Flagstad... starred in Norwegian Opera Company... later won the largest government grant to complete four years of extended study at The Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria... gave many personal NRK radio and television concerts... became the first white singer in Europe with an LP of Negro spirituals... gave debut concert at the Oslo Dome Cathedral (hailed by critics as the best concert in 17 years)... world tours followed... concerts, oratorios, and opera appearances... the King's Royal Theatre in Copenhagen... Stuttgarts Concert Hall in Germany... several European Castles... Royal Albert Hal, Central Hall, and Westminster Hall in England (attended twice by the royal family including Diana) and greeted warmly by Margaret Thatcher... guest of many United States governor's mansions... Minneapolis and Northrop Auditoriums... world premiere of Ode's classical-folk cantata "Trinity" at the Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis... Jubilee Auditoriums in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada... the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia... appeared with many symphony orchestras in the United States and Canada... opening at the Seattle Opera House and Space Needle... Hollywood Bowl bass solo's in Handel's Messiah... Los Angeles Symphony... Ode's entire life story on Global Radio Theatre where Ode played Ode!

LOS ANGELES AND CALIFORNIA ACTIVITIES

Member and founder of The Hollywood Free Theatre Singers
Co-Host with Pat Boone USA TV series
Private concert at the Pick-Fare in Beverly Hills
Hollywood Fund raiser with Martin Sheen, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George Tozzi, and Jane Powell
Produced several albums including one with the London Symphony
CD-ROM for Vocal Connections
Ode is currently a professor at Bethesda Korean University

OTHER AWARDS

Who's Who in America (for Education)
International Man of Achievement Award - Cambridge, England
Honorary Westerner in Canada
Judge at the Los Angeles First Talent Contest
Mayor Richard Riordan's Certificate for the Bright Idea Program
Excellent" by the Metropolitan Opera of New York
First Prize in International Choral Competition - London, England

Please visit Ode's own website at:

http://www.vocalconnection.com

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