on the board of directors of the Norwegian National Opera from 2001 to 2008. He was a member of the jury which selected the design for the new Oslo Opera House and participated in the opening concerts in April 2008. Skram has been married to the dancer Hanne (Thorstensen) Skram since 1966. Recordings In 2008, the Norwegian record company Simax issued a CD of Skram's live concert recordings spanning a 25-year period of his career, Knut Skram - Concert Recordings (Simax PSC 1804), which includes opera arias as well as a complete performance of Robert Schumann's song cycle Dichterliebe with pianist Robert Levin. Skram can also be heard on: Grieg: Complete Songs – Knut Skram, Christa Pfeiler, Kjell Magnus Sandve, Rudolf Jansen, Marianne Hirsti. Label: Brilliant Classics CD 93803 Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro – Kiri Te Kanawa (Countess Almaviva), Benjamin Luxon (Count Almaviva), Ileana Cotrubas (Susanna), Kurt Skram (Figaro), Frederica Von Stade (Cherubino); The London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Pritchard (conductor). Filmed live at the 1973 Glyndebourne Festival. Label: Arthaus Musik DVD 101089 Strauss: Der Krämerspiegel Op. 66 – Knut Skram (baritone), Eva Knardahl (piano). Label: Bis CD 49 References Notes Sources Andersen, Rune J. "Knut Skram". Store Norsk Leksikon Cummings, David ed. (2000)."Skam, Knut". International Who's Who in Music, 17th edition, p. 599. Routledge. Forsling, Göran (July 2008). "Review: Knut Skram - Concert Recordings (Simax PSC 1804). MusicWeb International Habbestad, Ida (17 March 2008). "Knut Skram: Aldri utlært" (interview). Ballade Henahan, Donal (5 June 1990). "Spoleto Festival U.S.A.: In Opera and in Dance, a Blending of Pagan Myth and Religion". New York Times Rothstein, Edward (1 June 1992). "Mining the Prototype Of Dysfunctional Families". New York Times Skancke-Knutsen, Arvid (10 September 2001). "Anders Jahres kulturpris til Knut Skram". Ballade The Spokesman-Review (21 January 1963). "Norwegian Singer Wins Second Audition", p. 6 University of Oslo (Department of Musicology). "Knut Skram (1937)" Norsk Operahistorie. External links Biography on Simax Records 20th-century Norwegian male opera singers 1937 births Operatic baritones Living people 21st-century Norwegian male opera singers