Anna Helena Dorothea Nielsen, née Brenöe, (September 4, 1803 â€"
July 20, 1856), was a Danish stage actress and opera singer
(mezzo-soprano). She was one of the most famous female stage artists
in Denmark of her time. She was a mentor for many talents, such as for
example Louise Phister and her private home was a center of the
theatre world.Born in Copenhagen to the compass-maker Peter Christian
Brenøe and Olave Frederikke Caroline Leth. She was educated in a
girls' school until her father was ruined, and was a member in the
drama society there. She was also a student of a master of the chapel
at the Royal Danish Theatre. She was a tall and blue-eyed blonde. She
was accepted as a student at the theatre, where she was given Johanne
Rosing as her mentor.She debuted in the title role of Dyveke by Ole
Johan Samsøe [Wikidata] on the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen in
1821, and made a great success. She was described as versatile, with a
fine singing voice, vivid, and recommended for her natural, sensitive
and poetic way of acting, her best interpretation were repressed but
strong emotion. Initially much used for the leading roles of heroine,
she eventually performed all sorts of parts. She was active on stage
until her death. As was common in her time and place, she was active
within both opera and theatre. She played heroine in both theatre and
opera, often in the part of "Nordic maiden". She was famed for her
parts in the work of Adam Oehlenschläger, and contributed to the
breakthrough for the vaudevilles of J. L. Heiberg. Søren Kierkegaard
called her an interpreter of femininity. She was one of the strongest
speakers in favour of a realistic way of acting at the theatre.She was
married in 1823 to the Norwegian violinist Frederik Thorkildsen
Wexschall, (separated in 1831) and in 1834 to the actor Peder Nielsen
and had one daughter. The fact that she divorced her second spouse in
order to marry another was considered scandalous.
July 20, 1856), was a Danish stage actress and opera singer
(mezzo-soprano). She was one of the most famous female stage artists
in Denmark of her time. She was a mentor for many talents, such as for
example Louise Phister and her private home was a center of the
theatre world.Born in Copenhagen to the compass-maker Peter Christian
Brenøe and Olave Frederikke Caroline Leth. She was educated in a
girls' school until her father was ruined, and was a member in the
drama society there. She was also a student of a master of the chapel
at the Royal Danish Theatre. She was a tall and blue-eyed blonde. She
was accepted as a student at the theatre, where she was given Johanne
Rosing as her mentor.She debuted in the title role of Dyveke by Ole
Johan Samsøe [Wikidata] on the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen in
1821, and made a great success. She was described as versatile, with a
fine singing voice, vivid, and recommended for her natural, sensitive
and poetic way of acting, her best interpretation were repressed but
strong emotion. Initially much used for the leading roles of heroine,
she eventually performed all sorts of parts. She was active on stage
until her death. As was common in her time and place, she was active
within both opera and theatre. She played heroine in both theatre and
opera, often in the part of "Nordic maiden". She was famed for her
parts in the work of Adam Oehlenschläger, and contributed to the
breakthrough for the vaudevilles of J. L. Heiberg. Søren Kierkegaard
called her an interpreter of femininity. She was one of the strongest
speakers in favour of a realistic way of acting at the theatre.She was
married in 1823 to the Norwegian violinist Frederik Thorkildsen
Wexschall, (separated in 1831) and in 1834 to the actor Peder Nielsen
and had one daughter. The fact that she divorced her second spouse in
order to marry another was considered scandalous.
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