Adelaide Andrejewa von Skilondz (also Andrejewa de Skilondz; – 5 April 1969) was a Russian operatic

coloratura soprano A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic soprano voice that specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs, leaps and trills. The term '' coloratura'' refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component o ...

. She was born in Saint Petersburg, where she studied singing and began her career in 1904. In 1909 she sang the role of the Queen of Shemakha in the Saint Petersburg premiere of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera '' The Golden Cockerel''. She also sang at the Berlin Hofoper until the start of World War I, at which time she moved to

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, where she performed in opera up until 1920 and in concert performances until 1930. Her roles there included the Queen of the Night in Mozart's '' The Magic Flute'', the title role in Donizetti's '' Lucia di Lammermoor'', and Gilda in Verdi's '' Rigoletto''. Later she taught singing. Among her students were Kerstin Meyer, Kim Borg, Eva Gustavson,

Eva Prytz Eva Prytz (20 April 1917 – 16 December 1987) was a Norwegian opera soprano. She was born in Oslo, but took her education in Stockholm, studying under Andrejewa de Skilondz. She was employed by the Royal Swedish Theatre from 1946 to 1967 and ...

, and Elisabeth Söderström. She died in Stockholm at the age of 87.

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