About Frederikke Helene Schwirtz
Lived 1819 – 1870 (aged 50). Frederikke Helene Schwirtz was a Danish and Norwegian opera singer and actor.
Fredrikke Helene Schwirtz (15 May 1819 – 9 Jan 1870) was a Norwegian-Danish stage actress and opera soprano.
She was from Copenhagen, Denmark. She was the daughter of Johan Ludvig Schwirtz and Anne Margrethe Amment. She was engaged at the Christiania Theatre in Christiania (now Oslo) Norway from 1839–42, where she made her debut as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro. She had a short but very successful career in Norway and obtained immense popularity with her lively acting and her versatile soprano. She retired from the stage after her marriage in 1842 to the book publisher Jørgen Wright Cappelen (1805–1878).
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Who was Frederikke Helene Schwirtz?
Danish Norwegian opera singer
When was Frederikke Helene Schwirtz born?
Frederikke Helene Schwirtz was born on 15 May 1819.
When did Frederikke Helene Schwirtz die?
Frederikke Helene Schwirtz died on 9 January 1870.
What was Frederikke Helene Schwirtz's occupation?
Frederikke Helene Schwirtz was an opera singer and actor.
What nationality was Frederikke Helene Schwirtz?
Frederikke Helene Schwirtz was Danish and Norwegian.
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