Ingeborg Steffensen

She was married three times: from 1914 to 1921 with the civil engineer Knud Aage Haldvig, from 1925 to 1932 with the review writer Alfred Frederik Oxholm Holck, and from 1934 to 1938 with the concert master Peder Albert Lynged.

Encouraged by her German mother's interest in music, Steffensen received early voice training from the soprano Sophie Keller.

She first performed at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1909 as Annchen in Jægerbruden but then for the next ten years sang operetta and opera roles at Det Ny Teater.

She was engaged by the Royal Theatre from 1919 until her retirement in 1956, singing the main mezzo-soprano roles in Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Aida, Don Carlos, Carmen and many more.

[2] In 1931 she was honoured by King Christian X with the title of Kongelig kammersangerinde or Royal Chamber Singer while in 1934 she received the Ingenio et Arti.