Charlotte Helene Frederikke Bournonville (1832â€"1911) was a Danish
opera singer and actress. Daughter of the celebrated Danish ballet
master, August Bournonville, she first sang in Stockholm in 1857
before joining the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen two years later.
She is also remembered for giving singing lessons to the daughters of
King Christian IX. In appreciation of her services, the king elevated
her to the status of Kongelig Kammersanger (Royal Chamber Singer) in
1863.Born on 29 November 1832 in Copenhagen, Charlotte Bournonville
was the daughter of August Bournonville and Helena Fredrika
HÃ¥kansson. She received singing lessons from Carl Helsted in
Copenhagen, Arlet in Vienna and Giovanni Battista Lamperti in Milan.
In early 1857, she appeared in concerts in Paris before being engaged
by the Royal Theatre in Stockholm in July where she appeared in
several concerts and played Fides in Meyerbeer's opera Profeten. She
performed in Hamburg and Frankfurt in the winter of 1858-59. She then
settled in Copenhagen where she was engaged by the Royal Danish
Theatre, receiving a permanent appointment until 1884. There she first
appeared in Vaudeville operettas before taking mezzo-soprano parts in
opera. Her roles included Azucena in Il trovatore, Diana in Les
diamants de la couronne, Mme Bertrand in Le maçon, fru Ragnhild in
Ivar Hallström's Den bergtagna, Marthe in Faust and Marguerite in La
dame blanche.Although she performed well, Bournonville was rivalled by
the mezzo-soprano Josephine Zinck whose good looks she lacked, causing
her to appear increasingly less frequently. She finally retired from
the theatre in 1884.Charlotte Bournonville died in Copenhagen on 22
March 1911. She is buried in Asminderød Churchyard near Fredensborg.
opera singer and actress. Daughter of the celebrated Danish ballet
master, August Bournonville, she first sang in Stockholm in 1857
before joining the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen two years later.
She is also remembered for giving singing lessons to the daughters of
King Christian IX. In appreciation of her services, the king elevated
her to the status of Kongelig Kammersanger (Royal Chamber Singer) in
1863.Born on 29 November 1832 in Copenhagen, Charlotte Bournonville
was the daughter of August Bournonville and Helena Fredrika
HÃ¥kansson. She received singing lessons from Carl Helsted in
Copenhagen, Arlet in Vienna and Giovanni Battista Lamperti in Milan.
In early 1857, she appeared in concerts in Paris before being engaged
by the Royal Theatre in Stockholm in July where she appeared in
several concerts and played Fides in Meyerbeer's opera Profeten. She
performed in Hamburg and Frankfurt in the winter of 1858-59. She then
settled in Copenhagen where she was engaged by the Royal Danish
Theatre, receiving a permanent appointment until 1884. There she first
appeared in Vaudeville operettas before taking mezzo-soprano parts in
opera. Her roles included Azucena in Il trovatore, Diana in Les
diamants de la couronne, Mme Bertrand in Le maçon, fru Ragnhild in
Ivar Hallström's Den bergtagna, Marthe in Faust and Marguerite in La
dame blanche.Although she performed well, Bournonville was rivalled by
the mezzo-soprano Josephine Zinck whose good looks she lacked, causing
her to appear increasingly less frequently. She finally retired from
the theatre in 1884.Charlotte Bournonville died in Copenhagen on 22
March 1911. She is buried in Asminderød Churchyard near Fredensborg.
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