Anna Nielsen (1803–1856)

Anna Helena Dorothea Nielsen, née Brenöe, (September 4, 1803 – July 20, 1856), was a Danish stage actress and opera singer (mezzo-soprano).

Born in Copenhagen to the compass-maker Peter Christian Brenøe and Olave Frederikke Caroline Leth.

She debuted in the title role of Dyveke by Ole Johan Samsøe [Wikidata] on the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen in 1821, and made a great success.

She was described as versatile, with a fine singing voice, vivid, and recommended for her natural, sensitive and poetic way of acting, her best interpretation were repressed but strong emotion.

She was married in 1823 to the Norwegian violinist Frederik Thorkildsen Wexschall, (separated in 1831) and in 1834 to the actor Peder Nielsen and had one daughter.