Caroline Fischer-Achten

Caroline Fischer-Achten (29 January 1806 – 13 September 1896) was an Austrian operatic soprano.

She had singing lessons from her father and later from Aloysia Weber, Mozart's sister-in-law.

[1][2] She married in 1830 Friedrich Fischer (1805–1871), a bass singer, whom she met at the Court Theatre.

With her husband she toured Germany, appearing at opera houses in Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Frankfurt and Braunschweig.

[1][2] Fischer-Achten's roles included Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute, Alice in Meyerbeer's Robert der Teufel (Robert le diable), Mathilde in Rossini's William Tell and Zerline in Auber's Fra Diavolo.

Fischer-Achten as Constanze in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail ; oil painting by G. A. Barthel [ de ]