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Sofia Ulrika Liljegren, also known as Sofia Uttini (1765 – December 6, 1795), was a Swedish-Finnish soprano. She was likely the first professional opera singer from Finland, although she was active in Sweden. She was given the title hovsångerska. Sofia Liljegren was born in Rantasalmi in Finland. In 1781, she was engaged at the choir of the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. In 1791, she and her husband made plans to take over the Comediehuset in Gothenburg and settle there with her in the position of prima donna, but the plans were not realized. She married the composer Francesco Uttini in 1788.
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| dbo:abstract | Sofia Ulrika Liljegren, also known as Sofia Uttini (1765 – December 6, 1795), was a Swedish-Finnish soprano. She was likely the first professional opera singer from Finland, although she was active in Sweden. She was given the title hovsångerska. Sofia Liljegren was born in Rantasalmi in Finland. In 1781, she was engaged at the choir of the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. In 1783, she was the replacement of Elisabeth Olin in the main part of Iphigénie en Aulide by Gluck, after which she was recommended to Gustav III of Sweden as a soloist. She seem to have enjoyed a period of great popularity during the 1780s. Her perhaps most known part was Clytaimnestra in Elektra by Hæffner. She is often mentioned among the most notable names in the Swedish opera during the late 18th century. Gustaf Löwenhielm, while referring to her as somewhat overestimated and not as good as Inga Åberg, does mention her as one of the few native talents in the period between the retirement of Elisabeth Olin in 1784 and the 1800 breakthrough of Jeanette Wässelius. A sign of her notability was her appointment as hovsångerska. In the 1790s, her popularity declined somewhat. In 1791, she and her husband made plans to take over the Comediehuset in Gothenburg and settle there with her in the position of prima donna, but the plans were not realized. She married the composer Francesco Uttini in 1788. (en) Sofia Ulrika Liljegren, född 1765, död 6 december 1795, var en finländsk operasångare (sopran) som från 1781 var verksam i vid Kungliga teatern i Stockholm. Personuppgifterna om henne är sparsamma. Hon tillhörde de allra första scenartisterna i Finland. Hon anställdes vid operakören i Stockholm 1781 och ersatte 1783 Elisabeth Olin i titelrollen i Iphigenie i Auliden av Gluck. Bland övriga roller fanns Klytaimnestra i Elektra av Kauffman. Sohlmans musiklexikon skriver: ”då hon ofta nämndes i samband med den gustavianska operans mest framstående namn torde hon ha hört till de värderade konstnärerna”. Creutz och Clewberg skrev berömmande om hennes insatser till Gustav III under hans Italienresa. Gustaf Löwenhielm nämnde henne under en diskussion om den gustavianska operan som en av de få inhemska svenska operatalangerna mellan Elisabeth Olins avgång 1784 och Jeanette Wässelius uppgång 1800, en period då den svenska operan annars mest anställde utlänningar, men tillägger också att ”Mamsell Liljegren” trots allt inte hade någon talang utöver det vanliga, och att Inga Åberg var bättre. Under 1790-talet minskade hennes popularitet. År 1788 gifte hon sig med hovkapellmästaren Francesco Antonio Uttini. År 1791 planerade hennes make och Didrik Tellerstedt att grunda en ny teater i Göteborg: ”Tellerstedt har rest till Göteborg för att der inrätta en ny teater. Han vill förena med sig Herr Uttini såsom kapellmästare och dennes hustru som prima donna. Det är hans afsigt, säger man, att anställa Mamsell Wibergsson och Mamsell Holmberg såsom älskarinna, Björn för tyrannerne, Wernström för konungarne och Wickbom såsom komiker. På det sättet hoppas han åter upplifva denna teater.” Företaget blev av okänd orsak inte fullföljt. Liljegren utsågs till hovsångerska 1788. (sv) |
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| rdfs:comment | Sofia Ulrika Liljegren, also known as Sofia Uttini (1765 – December 6, 1795), was a Swedish-Finnish soprano. She was likely the first professional opera singer from Finland, although she was active in Sweden. She was given the title hovsångerska. Sofia Liljegren was born in Rantasalmi in Finland. In 1781, she was engaged at the choir of the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. In 1791, she and her husband made plans to take over the Comediehuset in Gothenburg and settle there with her in the position of prima donna, but the plans were not realized. She married the composer Francesco Uttini in 1788. (en) Sofia Ulrika Liljegren, född 1765, död 6 december 1795, var en finländsk operasångare (sopran) som från 1781 var verksam i vid Kungliga teatern i Stockholm. Personuppgifterna om henne är sparsamma. Hon tillhörde de allra första scenartisterna i Finland. Hon anställdes vid operakören i Stockholm 1781 och ersatte 1783 Elisabeth Olin i titelrollen i Iphigenie i Auliden av Gluck. Bland övriga roller fanns Klytaimnestra i Elektra av Kauffman. Sohlmans musiklexikon skriver: ”då hon ofta nämndes i samband med den gustavianska operans mest framstående namn torde hon ha hört till de värderade konstnärerna”. Creutz och Clewberg skrev berömmande om hennes insatser till Gustav III under hans Italienresa. (sv) |
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