Emmy Achté
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| Born | 14 November 1850 |
| Died | 2 December 1924 |
| Genres | opera |
| Instrument(s) | mezzo-soprano |
Emmy Charlotta Achté née Strömer (14 November 1850 – 2 December 1924) was an operatic
Biography
Born in Oulu on 14 November 1850, Emmy Strömer studied singing in Helsinki under Emilie Mechelin. From 1869 to 1873, she received further training in Stockholm under Fredrika Stenhammar and in Paris under Jean-Jacques Masset.[1][3] In 1875, she married Lorenz Nikolai Achté, the conductor of the Finnish Opera.[4] When
Achté served as a teacher at her husband's Cantor-Organist school. After his death in 1900, she headed the establishment until 1922. From 1910 to 1913, she ran a private opera school and in 1912 she initiated an opera class at the Helsinki Institute of Music.[1] From 1910, she also taught drama and song at Helsinki's Swedish Theatre, directing a number of operas from 1912.[7]
Emmy Achté was the mother of the internationally famous opera singers Aino Ackté and Irma Tervani. She died in Helsinki on 2 December 1924.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-27728-3.
- ^ a b c "Emmy Ackté 60 år" (in Swedish). Nya Pressen. 14 November 1910. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Achté, Emmy Charlotta" (in Swedish). Nordisk familjebok. 1904. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Lorenz Nicolai Achté". Geneanet. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Sirén, Vesa (principal editor); et al. (2005-07-03). "Jean Sibelius, The Music – Kullervo". The Sibelius Project. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower), one-act opera". Jean Sibelius. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Achté, E. Ch" (in Swedish). Nordisk familjebok: supplement. 1922. p. 23. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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