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Recently I have been in Helsinki, and have seen the villa
of Aino Ackte, a famous Finnish soprano. I think there may be
the link with Iris Acht in PF. Here is the beginning of
a Wikipedia note on Aino Ackte:
(...)
Aino Ackté (July 23, 1876 Helsinki – August 8, 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.
Ackté's 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.
(...)
Best regards,
Sergei Soloviev
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Recently I have been in Helsinki, and have seen the villa
of Aino Ackte, a famous Finnish soprano. I think there may be
the link with Iris Acht in PF. Here is the beginning of
a Wikipedia note on Aino Ackte:
(...)
Aino Ackté (July 23, 1876 Helsinki – August 8, 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.
Ackté's 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.
(...)
Best regards,
Sergei Soloviev
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