Gustaf Rödin

He studied with Gillis Bratt in Stockholm after appearing first as ballet dancer.

He made his debut in 1922 in Stockholm and stayed there until 1925.

He was first hired by the Städtische Oper Berlin (1926–30) and then moved to the Berliner Staatsoper (1931–44). In Germany, his first name was written Gustav.

At the Berlin Staatsoper, on November 26th, 1938 he took part in the world premiere of Peer Gynt and on January 1st, 1939, he sang in the world premiere of Die Bürger von Calais by Wagner-Régeny. In 1928, he appeared for the first time at the festival in Bayreuth. He appeared there until 1944 mostly in small parts.

With the Berlin Staatsoper, he went on tour to Paris and Rome. He returned to Sweden in 1945 and worked as an archivist for the Swedish railway.
Reference 1: Kutsch & Riemens
Reference 2 and source for the portrait: Svenska män och kvinnor. Biografisk uppslagsbok, vol. 6, Stockholm 1949

I wish to thank Daniele Godor for the recording and broadside.

Discography

Gramophone, Stockholm 1919-11-07
182Am	  Pagliacci Skratta Pajazzo (Vesti la giubba)					unpublished
183Am	  Tosca: Sången till lifvet (E lucevan le stelle)				unpublished

Gramophone, Stockholm 1920-09-14
808Am	  Pagliacci: Sådant gyckel (Un tal gioco)					V76, X1850
809Am	  Pagliacci: Skratta Pajazzo (Vesti la giubba)					V76, X1850
810Am	  Madama Butterfly: Farväl blommande sal (Addio fiorito asil)			unpublished
811Am	  Tosca: Sången till lifvet (E lucevan le stelle)				unpublished

Gramophone, Stockholm 1921-01-24
992Am	  Madama Butterfly: Farväl blommande sal (Addio fiorito asil)			unpublished
993Am	  Tosca: Sången till lifvet (E lucevan le stelle)				V96, X1851
994Am	  Tosca: Det sköna står att finna (Recondita armonia)				unpublished
995Am	  Fanciulla del West: Låt henne tro (Ch'ella mi creda)				V96, X1851

Gramophone, Stockholm 1921-01-28
1032Am	  Africaine: Ô paradis								V97, X1852
1033Am	  Carmen: Blomsterarian (La fleur)						V97, X1852
1034Am	  Manon: Fly, o fly! (Ah! fuyez, douce image)					unpublished
1035Am	  Rigoletto: Ack som ett fjun så lätt (La donna è mobile)			unpublished

Gramophone, Stockholm 1921-02-16
1112Am	  Rigoletto: Grymt är att tro dig lida (Parmi veder le lagrime)			unpublished
1113Am	  Aida: Ljufva Aida (Celeste Aida)						unpublished

Gramophone, Stockholm 1921-10-10
Bk51-1	  Madama Butterfly: Farväl blommande sal (Addio fiorito asil)			X1769
Bk52-1	  Aida: Ljufva Aida (Celeste Aida)						V148, X1853
Bk53-1	  Rigoletto: Grymt är att tro dig lida (Parmi veder le lagrime)			unpublished
Bk53-2	  Rigoletto: Grymt är att tro dig lida (Parmi veder le lagrime)			V148, X1853

Gramophone, Stockholm 1921-10-11 
Bk65-1	  Tosca: Det sköna står att finna (Recondita armonia)				unpublished
Bk65-2	  Tosca: Det sköna står att finna (Recondita armonia)				V149, X1854
Bk66-1	  Rigoletto: Ack som ett fjun så lätt (La donna è mobile)			V149, X1854
Bk67-1	  Manon: Fly, o fly! (Ah! fuyez, douce image)					unpublished
Bk67-2	  Manon: Fly, o fly! (Ah! fuyez, douce image)					X1769

Gramophone, Stockholm 1922-09-11
BE710-1	  Walküre: Vårsång (Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond)				unpublished
BE711-1	  Lakmé: Fantasier som vill mig betvinga (Fantaisie aux divins mensonges)	unpublished
BE711-2	  Lakmé: Fantasier som vill mig betvinga (Fantaisie aux divins mensonges)	unpublished
BE714-1	  Pagliacci: Serenad (O Colombina)						unpublished
BE715-1	  Rigoletto: Grymt är att tro dig lida (Parmi veder le lagrime)			unpublished

HMV, Stockholm 1923-09-07
BT50-1	  Svarta rosor (Sibelius)							X2027  
BT50-2 	  Svarta rosor (Sibelius)							unpublished
BT51-1	  Vår (Der Lenz) (Hildach)							unpublished
BT51-2	  Vår (Der Lenz) (Hildach)							X2027

Columbia, Bayreuth 1928-07
WAX3936-3 Tristan und Isolde: Westwärts schweift der Blick (w. Helm)			L2188
WAX3937-2 Tristan und Isolde: Entartet Geschlecht! (w. Larsén-Todsen & Helm)		L2188