Titel: Lind, Jenny (1820-1887)
Skrivet av: Inge Ledje skrivet 2012-12-10, 15:35
Fick nedanstående från min dotter. Ni har kanske uppslag om var man kan hitta mer om denna Jenny Lind elev. Mvh Inge
Hittade bl a Amanda Christina Elizabeth Aldridge även kallad Amanda Ira Aldridge (1866-1956), brittisk operasångerska, musiklärare och kompositör. Hennes pappa var den afro-amerikanske Shakespear-tolkaren Ira Frederick Aldridge (1807-1867), som det finns mycket skrivet om. Mamman var Iras fru i andra äktenskapet, en svensk operasångerska/sopran vid namn Amanda Pauline von Brandt, också känd under namnet Paulina Ericksson Brandt (det adliga tillägget von lär vara påhittat av henne själv, kanske som artistnamn?). I en artikel om Amanda Paulines berömda dotter kan man läsa att hon studerat under Jenny Lind: Amanda's mother, Amanda Pauline, was formerly known as the Swedish soprano Paulina Ericksson Brandt and had studied under Jenny Lind's second singing tutor, Herr Berg. In any event Amanda, gifted with a rich contralto voice, was one of the privileged few to gain acceptance into Lind's studio as only the second scholar to enroll at the new Royal College. Apparently, her work there was most satisfactory; Scholar's Reports, or student records, from the College in Lind's own handwriting for the years 1883-85 indicated Talented. Has Made Progress and Has made excellent progress. As no known recordings exist of Amanda's singing, such reports as well as review statements of her numerous recitals confirm her considerable talent... Amanda Aldridge's mother apparently took great efforts to keep Ira's African American heritage thriving in her four children along with a legacy of his acting career. http://www.readperiodicals.com/201001/1942916261.html