Mathilda Charlotta Berwald, née ''
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'' (9 March 1798 in
Helsinki
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in Finland – 3 May 1877 in
Stockholm
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),
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Hedvig Eleonora döda
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concert singer. She was later appointed official singer (Hovsångare
The titles Hovsångare (, literally "Court Singer") for men and Hovsångerska () for women are awarded by the Swedish monarch to a singer (usually an opera singer) who, by their vocal art, has contributed to the international standing of Swedish s ...
) of the Swedish royal court.
She married the Swedish concert musician Johan Fredrik Berwald in 1817. She toured with her husband and performed as a singer at his concerts. She educated her three daughters Fredrique, Julie Mathilda and Hedvig Eleonora as singers. She performed with her husband and Fredrique at the Opera in Berlin for Spontini
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, and then for the Royal Danish family, in 1833. In 1834, she was given the title of first singer of the royal Swedish court. They toured in Finland (1842), Denmark
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(1844) and had a great success in Berlin (1847).
See also
* Lovisa Augusti
Lovisa Sofia Augusti (born Ester Salomon; 1751 or 1756 – 25 June 1790) was a Swedish opera singer (soprano). She was regarded as one of the most noted opera singers of the Royal Swedish Opera during the Gustavian era. She was appointed ''Hovs ...
Notes
References
Johan Leonard Höijers Musik-Lexikon 1864
Sten Broman: ''Franz Berwalds stamträd'' (1968) i Svensk tidskrift för musikforskning
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1798 births
1877 deaths
19th-century Finnish women singers
19th-century Swedish women singers
Jewish women singers
Finnish Jews
Singers from Helsinki
19th-century Jews