Emmy Achté

Emmy Charlotta Achté née Strömer (14 November 1850 – 2 December 1924) was an operatic mezzo-soprano, the first prima donna of the Finnish Opera.

[1][2] Born in Oulu on 14 November 1850, Emmy Strömer studied singing in Helsinki under Emilie Mechelin.

[4] When Kaarlo Bergbom opened the Finnish Opera in 1873, Achté played all the main mezzo-soprano roles until 1879.

[2] She also gave concerts in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Germany and in 1878 sang at the opera in Gothenburg as a guest star.

[7] Emmy Achté was the mother of the internationally famous opera singers Aino Ackté and Irma Tervani.