Fredrika Stenhammar (née Andrée; 19 September 1836 in Visby – 7 October 1880) was a Swedish opera singer (soprano).

Fredrika Stenhammar
Fredrika Andrée Stenhammar-by Maria Röhl.
Born	Fredrika Andrée (1836-09-19)19 September 1836 Visby, Sweden
Died	7 October 1880(1880-10-07) (aged 44)
Occupation	Operatic soprano
Spouse(s)	Oskar Fredrik Stenhammar
Relatives	Andreas Andrée (father) Elfrida Andrée (sister)

She was born as Fredrika Andrée to doctor Andreas Andrée and was sister of Sweden's first female organist, Elfrida Andrée. She was a student at the Conservatory in Leipzig in 1851–54, was employed at the Hofoper in Dessau in 185-55, and at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1855–57. She was a student of Gilbert Duprez in 1857–58 and sang at the opera in Vienna in 1859. When she returned to Sweden she became a prima donna and a singing instructor of the Royal Swedish Opera. She was inducted to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1864. She married the opera singer Oskar Fredrik Stenhammar (1834–1884).

References

• Österberg, Carin et al., Svenska kvinnor: föregångare, nyskapare. Lund: Signum 1990. (ISBN 91-87896-03-6)

Further reading

• Fredrika Stenhammar at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon

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