Helene Marie Reutzer Wiese (April 9, 1828 â€" July 3, 1862) was a
Norwegian actress and singer.Helene Wiese was born in Bergen, the
daughter of the Indonesian military surgeon Erling Anton Onthong Wiese
(1799â€"1860) and Catharina Petronelle Albrechtsen (1805â€"1850). She
was the sister of the singer and voice teacher Camilla Wiese. She
married the actor Jacob Prom (1831â€"1865) in Bergen on October 2,
1854, and they were the parents of the actress, singer, and voice
teacher Berglioth Prom.Wiese debuted on January 29, 1851 at the
Norwegian Theater in her hometown of Bergen, in the role of Constance
in Johan Ludvig Heiberg's play Aprilsnarrene (April Fools). She
remained engaged at this theater until her death. In 1854, she was a
guest performer with the Trondheim theater troupe of Bergen under the
direction of Henrik Ibsen.During her time, Wiese achieved far greater
fame as a singer than as an actress. With her beautiful singing voice,
she made a strong impression in the popular vaudeville performances of
the time.
Norwegian actress and singer.Helene Wiese was born in Bergen, the
daughter of the Indonesian military surgeon Erling Anton Onthong Wiese
(1799â€"1860) and Catharina Petronelle Albrechtsen (1805â€"1850). She
was the sister of the singer and voice teacher Camilla Wiese. She
married the actor Jacob Prom (1831â€"1865) in Bergen on October 2,
1854, and they were the parents of the actress, singer, and voice
teacher Berglioth Prom.Wiese debuted on January 29, 1851 at the
Norwegian Theater in her hometown of Bergen, in the role of Constance
in Johan Ludvig Heiberg's play Aprilsnarrene (April Fools). She
remained engaged at this theater until her death. In 1854, she was a
guest performer with the Trondheim theater troupe of Bergen under the
direction of Henrik Ibsen.During her time, Wiese achieved far greater
fame as a singer than as an actress. With her beautiful singing voice,
she made a strong impression in the popular vaudeville performances of
the time.
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