Martin Andreas Udbye

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Martin Andreas Udbye (June 18, 1820 – January 10, 1889) was a Norwegian composer.

Born in Trondheim, Norway, he is noted as the composer of the first Norwegian opera, Fredkulla.

Udbye's first attempt to present Fredkulla to the Norwegian public was thwarted in 1857, when the Oslo theatre where it was scheduled to be performed burned to the ground. The opera was performed in 1997 as part of Trondheim's 1,000 year anniversary celebration.

His other works included Hr. Perrichons reise (1861), Hjemve (1864), and Junkeren og flubergrosen (1867).

Udbye died in Trondheim in 1889.