IFA pastilles are named after the world-renowned Norwegian-born opera singer Ivar Fridtjof Andresen.
”The foremost of its superior properties is that it prevents dryness of the throat. I can warmly recommend these pastilles to singers, speakers, smokers and sportsmen.”
Ivar F. Andresen,
Dresden N. 5 November 1930
Ivar F. Andresen was born on 27 July 1896. He was the greatest Norwegian opera singer of the 20th century, and was widely acclaimed both in Norway and abroad. Andresen was an unrivalled singer of Wagner and a well-dressed bohemian, but also a family man.
Ivar F. Andresen trained at the Royal Opera School in Stockholm, making his debut at the age of 23. From 1925 to 1937 he performed in Dresden. His voice was unique and he reaped ovations wherever he sang. In 1920, he married Greta, with whom he had a son, Torolf. He died in Stockholm in 1940, after an eventful life in Sweden and abroad. Ivar F. Andresen has been a source of inspiration for many people. Some of them get together to sing and choirs have been named after the pastilles. Some have even adopted IFA rituals.