DAHL, Emma
(*1819)> SINGER · COMPOSER
DAHL, Emma (nee Freyse) German singer and composer. Ploen, April 6, 1819. She was the adopted daughter of Baroness von Natorp who had appeared in the musical world as Marianne Sessi. In her honor Emma sang under the name of Freyse-Sessi. She appeared with the Royal Opera in Berlin and under the patronage of Bettina von Arnim and von Spontini, sang in Breslau, Leipzig and Schwerin. She was the first dramatic singer of the Copenhagen Court Theatre and appeared as successor to Jenny Lind in…