Zulamith Wellander
{{short description|Swedish operatic mezzosoprano}}
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Zulamith Maria Wellander-Svaneskog (2 April 1857 – 27 February 1919) was a Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano who performed at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm from 1877 to 1889, also taking engagements in Augsburg, Berlin, Kassel and Copenhagen during the same period. On retiring from the stage, she became a voice teacher in Stockholm.{{cite web|url=https://sv.wikisource.org/wiki/Kungl._teatrarne_under_ett_halft_sekel_1860-1910/Zulamith_Maria_Wellander|title=Zulamith Maria Wellander|author=Svanberg, Johannes|publisher=Kungl. teatrarne under ett halft sekel 1860-1910|access-date=30 June 2017 |language=sv}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ub.gu.se/fasta/laban/erez/kvinnohistoriska/tidskrifter/idun/1919/pdf/1919_12.pdf|title=Portråatt till|publisher=Illusrerad Tidning för Kvinnan och Hemmet|date=23 March 1919|access-date=30 June 2017|language=sv}}
Biography
Born in Härnösand, Wellander moved to Stockholm when she was 15 to study music with support from Lilly Bächström. She completed her education abroad in 1879 under Lilli Lehmann and Mathilde Marchesi.
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After returning to Sweden after performing in various opera used in Germany, she performed at the Royal Theatre from 1885 to 1888. Her roles included Ortrud in Lohengrin, Bergadrottningen in Den bergtagna, Martha in Faust and Asuzena in Il trovatore.{{cite web|url= https://runeberg.org/spg/21/0130.html|title= Zulamith Maria Wellander-Svaneskog|publisher= Svenskt porträttgalleri|access-date=May 1, 2019}}
On retirement from the stage, Zulamith Wellander worked as a voice teacher in Stockholm where she died on 27 February 1919.
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Category:19th-century Swedish opera singers
Category:19th-century Swedish women opera singers
Category:Swedish operatic mezzo-sopranos
Category:People from Härnösand
Category:Musicians from Västernorrland County
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