Emma Engdahl-Jägerskiöld

Emma Engdahl-Jägerskiöld (née Madsén; 26 April 1852 — 13 June 1930) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish[1] operatic soprano, and one of the country's first internationally recognised singers, noted especially for her dramatic talents as well as her voice.

[3][2] At 19, she married the pharmacist and amateur singer Emil Engdahl, and the couple had a child together, but the union ended in divorce six years later.

Instead, she was attached to the Swedish Theatre, where she sang her professional debut in the lead role of Adina, in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, to great acclaim.

[2] She is known to have performed for Emperor Alexander II, from whom she received a pair of sapphire earrings as a token of appreciation, as well as a stipend to study singing in Milan between 1877 and 1878.

[3][2] In addition to the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki, Engdahl worked regularly at the Stockholm and Kristiania (now Oslo) operas, as well as touring extensively around Europe, including in Germany, France and the Netherlands.