Finnish soprano Aino Ackté

Aino Ackté (23 July 1876, Helsinki – 8 August 1944, Vihti, original surname Achte) was a Finnish soprano. She was the first international star of the Finnish opera scene, and a groundbreaker for the domestic field. July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Location within Finland Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish: ), or Helsingfors in Swedish  listen, is the capital of Finland. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vihti (Vichtis in Swedish) is a small town located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately 50 km north of the capital city Helsinki. ... This article is about singers. ...

Acktés parents were mezzosoprano Emmy Achte and the conductor-composer Lorenz Nikolai Achte. Aino Ackté married doctor Heikki Renvall in 1901 and gave birth to a daughter (Glory Leppänen) the next year. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The young Ackté studied at her mothers instruction, until in 1894 she entered the Parisian conservatory and debuted there in the Grand Opera in 1897. Acktés performance in Faust was a success and she was signed on for six years in Paris as a result. 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Faust is the protagonist of a popular German tale that has been used as the basis for many different fictional works. ...

After Paris, Ackté signed on to the New York Metropolitan opera and then to the London Covent Garden. After completing her international career in 1913 she returned to Finland, where she gave a farewell performance in 1920. Her final public performance came at the Olavinlinna Opera Festival in 1930. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... When the word metropolitan (from the Greek metera = mother and polis = town) is used as an adjective, as in metropolitan bishop, metropolitan France, or metropolitan area it can mean: of or characteristic of a metropolis; see also metropolitan area of or belonging to the home territories of a country, as... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Covent Garden is a shopping and entertainment complex in central London. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

In 1911 Ackté, Oskar Merikanto and Edvard Fazer founded the Kotimainen Ooppera, a predecessor to the Finnish National Opera (renamed 1914 Finnish Opera and then in 1956 the Finnish National Opera). She was to act as its director 1938 - 1939. A database query syntax error has occurred. ... The Finnish National Opera (in Finnish: Kansallisooppera) in Helsinki is the leading opera company in Finland. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Having broken up with the opera staff, Acté organized an international Olavinlinna Opera Festival beginning in July 3, 1912; they were held 1912-14, 1916 and 1930. July 3rd is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...

Aino Acktén coterie included among others Albert Edelfelt, who painted a famous full portrait of her in 1901. Albert Edelfelt (21 July 1854 - 18 August 1905) was a Finland-Swedish painter. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

She died of pancreatic cancer in Nummela Vihti in the August of 1944.

References

• This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article from the Finnish Wikipedia, retrieved March 3 2005.

External links

• Voice sample from YLE national voice galleria (http://ra.yle.fi/ramgen/radioarkisto/laulajat/Aino_Ackte.rm)