Mathilda Ebeling

Aurora Mathilda Ebeling (1826–1851) was a Swedish soprano opera singer. After first appearing as a concert pianist in 1842, she made her singing debut at Stockholm's Mindre Theatre in 1844. She performed at the Royal Swedish Opera from 1846 to 1848 before further study in Paris and an engagement with Berlin's Royal Opera in 1850.

Biography Born in Stockholm County on 11 October 1826, Mathilda Ebeling was the daughter of the flautist Johan Ludvig Ebeling and Aurora Olivia Björkman. She received piano lessons from Wilhelmina Josephson. At the age of 15, she gave her first major concert as a pianist in Stockholm's Stock Exchange Hall where she showed promise as one of the country's most notable performers. Nevertheless, following the encouragement of the composer , she decided to take singing lessons which led to her début in the opera Farinelli at the Mindre Theatre in 1844.