Talk:Nicolai Gedda

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[edit] His birth name

The sentence Nicolai Harry Gustav Gedda (Nikolaj Ustinov in Russian) was born in ... is very unclear. It suggests that "Gedda" is pronounced "Ustinov" is Russian, whereas what we're trying to say is that his birth name was Ustinov, and he chose to use his mother's maiden name (or possibly her married name from her first marriage) Gedda as his professional surname. Some sources say that Ustinov was his step-father, not his birth father - which might lead one to believe he was born a Gedda, later became a Ustinov, and reverted to Gedda when he became a singer. This may be true for all I know. Is there any good information about the history of his name changes? -- JackofOz (talk) 01:58, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Swedish Nobility?

One of the categories for this article is 'Swedish nobility'. I see nothing in the article to indicate that Gedda is a Swedish noble. Am I missing something? Cdixon (talk) 20:48, 23 May 2008 (UTC)