Amalia Aurora ''Adelaïde'' Leuhusen, née ''Valerius'' (1 December 1828 – 1923), was a Swedish baroness, painter and concert singer. She was a teacher and benefactor of the famous Swedish opera singer Christina Nilsson, whom she introduced to

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, where Nilsson started her international career. She was a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Music The Royal Swedish Academy of Music ( sv, Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. At the time of its foundation, only one of its co-founder was a professional musician, Ferdin ...

. During her lifetime, she was famous throughout Sweden and known for her work outside of her native country.

Life

She was born to the chancellor Johan David Valerius and Kristina Aurora Ingell and the sister of Bertha Valerius. Early on, she displayed talent within both the art of singing, and of painting, and was given private tuition in both fields. From 1852, she studied art in

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. In parallel, she studied singing as a student for Fanny Schäfer in Leipzig, and

Ludwig Rellstab Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Rellstab (13 April 179927 November 1860) was a German poet and music critic. He was born and died in Berlin. He was the son of the music publisher and composer Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab. An able pianist, he publ ...

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. She performed as a singer at several concerts in Germany. In 1858, she married baron Axel Reinhold Leuhusen (1815-1886), and moved to Gothenburg, where she established herself as a singing teacher. In parallel, she continued to make trips abroad to study art and singing in Germany and France. At one of her study trips to Paris, she brought her student Christina Nilsson, who was thereby launched internationally. Leuhusen lived in Stockholm from 1870, where she was a singing teacher of some repute. From 1874, she studied and worked as a painter under Marhall in Dresden and Florence. She participated in the exhibitions of the

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. Adelaïde Leuhusen was inducted to the

in 1872.

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Signature of Adelaide Leuhusen
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