Lorenz Nikolai Achté.

Lorenz Nikolai Achté (25 May 1835 – April 18, 1900) was a Finnish opera singer, composer, conductor and music teacher. He was born in Pori, and was one of the Finnish Opera's first artists, together with his wife Emmy Achté. He established a cantor-organist school, Helsinki Church Music School, in Helsinki in 1882.[1]

Achté died in Helsinki. His daughter Aino Ackté became a famous opera singer.

References

  1. ↑ Hillila, Ruth-Esther; Hong, Barbara Blanchard (1997). Historical dictionary of the music and musicians of Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 127. ISBN 0-313-27728-1. Retrieved 30 March 2011.


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