Samuel Hybinette
Samuel Hybinette (sometimes also Hybbinette), born January 31st, 1876, in Österåker near Stockholm, died February 12th, 1939, in Stockholm. His was a really, really unusual career – or rather, a non-career. Hybinette was one of Sweden's most famous surgeons of his time, head of Stockholm's Seraphim Hospital (from 1926) and personal physician of the king; and singing tenor was his bywork. He gave regular concerts, but never appeared on stage, since surgery wouldn't allow him to take time enough for rehearsing. He was well-known for always singing in the operating room, both during surgeries and before, in order to calm down his patients.
Picture source Many thanks to Anton Bieber for the recordings and label scans of Tonerna and Morgon. |
