Aase Nordmo Løvberg (born June 10, 1923 in Målselv, Troms) is a Norwegian opera singer. She belongs among the 20th century's foremost Nordic singers.^{[citation needed]} For many years she sang with Jussi Björling at the Royal Opera in Stockholm, and she has sung under renowned conductors such as Herbert von Karajan and Georg Solti.

Løvberg made her debut in Oslo in 1948. In the period 1952 to 1970 she lived in Stockholm, interrupted by a stay at the Vienna State Opera and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Løvberg has been a professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music and head of the Norwegian Opera. She now lives in Lillehammer. She is a Commander of the Order of St. Olav, and won a Gammleng prize in the veteran class in 2000. She is married to Børt-Erik Thoresen.

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• Music Information Centre Norway
• Biography on NRK Klassisk website (Norwegian)

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