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Brita Catharina Lidbeck, also ''Brita Catharina Munck af Rosenschöld'' (1788 – 2 March 1864) was a Swedish
Brita Catharina Lidbeck, also ''Brita Catharina Munck af Rosenschöld'' (1788 – 2 March 1864) was a Swedish Dilettante
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concert
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singer. 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 ...
.Gustaf Hilleström: Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, Matrikel 1771-1971
She was the daughter of Petrus Munck af Rosenschöld, bishop in Lund
Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...
. She married Anders Lidbeck, professor in Lund, in 1817. She was a student of the opera singer Karl Magnus Craelius
Carl Magnus Craelius (1773-1842), was a Swedish opera singer (tenor) and voice teacher. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (1822). He was engaged at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1795-1806. He is known as the mentor of several ...
, and made her public debut at a concert arranged by him in Stockholm
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in 1813. Brita Catharina Lidbeck was a non-professional concert singer. She performed at charity concerts and in musical societies. She was inducted to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1827. She performed in public for the last time in a charity concert to the benefit of the students of the Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...
on 6 March 1842. Singers from the royal academy performed at her funeral.
See also
*Anna Brita Wendelius
Anna Brita Wendelius, née ''Ramklou'' (1741–1804), also known as Wendelia, was a Swedish artist and singer. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and the Utile Dulci.
Anna Brita Wendelius was married to a wealthy merchant, ...
* Christina Fredenheim
Christina Elisabet Fredenheim ( née Hebbe) (1762–1841) was a Swedish artist, singer and noblewoman. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
Christina Fredenheim was a well known and acknowledged non professional musician and si ...
Sources
* Lidbeck, Brita Catharina i Arvid Ahnfelt, Europas konstnärer (1887) * Crustenstolpe, Magnus. ”Brita Catharina Lidbeck ekrolog. Svea Folk-kalender (1865): sid. 130–132. Libris 2105141 * Gustaf Hilleström: Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, Matrikel 1771-1971 * Lidbeck, Brita Catharina i Wilhelmina Stålberg, Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor (1864)References