Dina (Bernhardina) Edling, née Niehoff (14 November 1854 – 9 January 1935) was a Swedish

opera singer Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libretti ...

(

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), singing teacher, and member of the

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. She debuted at the

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in 1876, and was employed there in 1877–1892. She was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1885. She was given

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in 1890.

References

"Edling, Bernhardina (Dina)"
''Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon'', I:268, 1906 (republished on

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) * ''Sohlmans musiklexikon'' (''The Sohlman Music Dictionary'') 1854 births 1935 deaths Swedish operatic mezzo-sopranos Litteris et Artibus recipients 19th-century Swedish women opera singers {{Sweden-opera-singer-stub