Helene Wiese

Helene Wiese
Born(1828-04-09)April 9, 1828
Bergen, Norway
DiedJuly 3, 1862(1862-07-03) (aged 34)
Bergen, Norway
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
ChildrenBerglioth Prom
RelativesCamilla Wiese

Helene Marie Reutzer Wiese (April 9, 1828 – July 3, 1862) was a Norwegian actress and singer.[1][2]

Helene Wiese was born in Bergen, the daughter of the Indonesian military surgeon Erling Anton Onthong Wiese (1799–1860) and Catharina Petronelle Albrechtsen (1805–1850). She was the sister of the singer and voice teacher Camilla Wiese. She married the actor Jacob Prom (1831–1865) in Bergen on October 2, 1854,[3] and they were the parents of the actress, singer, and voice teacher Berglioth Prom.[2]

Wiese debuted on January 29, 1851 at the Norwegian Theater in her hometown of Bergen, in the role of Constance in Johan Ludvig Heiberg's play Aprilsnarrene (April Fools). She remained engaged at this theater until her death. In 1854, she was a guest performer with the Trondheim theater troupe of Bergen[4] under the direction of Henrik Ibsen.[5]

During her time, Wiese achieved far greater fame as a singer than as an actress. With her beautiful singing voice, she made a strong impression in the popular vaudeville performances of the time.[6]

  1. ^ Bull, Edvard; Krogvig, Anders; von der Lippe Gran, Gerhard, eds. (1952). "Wiese". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Vol. 11. Oslo: H. Aschehoug. p. 184.
  2. ^ a b Greve, Solveig; Endresen, Torill (2010). "Historien om bildet av skuespiller Proms barn og våtammen". Slekt og Data. 21 (1): 30–34. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Ibsen, Henrik (2005). Henrik Ibsens skrifter, vol. 12. Oslo: H. Aschehoug. p. 704.
  4. ^ Fredrikke, Nielsen (1998). Minnen från min barndom och mina första ungdomsår. Oslo: Novus Forlag. p. 146. ISBN 8270992941.
  5. ^ Berg, Thoralf (1994). Tidlig teater i Trondheim. Gideå: Vildros. p. 42. ISBN 9187970147.
  6. ^ Blanc, T. (1884). Norges første nationale scene (Bergen 1850–1863): et bidrag til den norske dramatiske kunsts historie. Kristiania: A. Cammermeyer. pp. 75, 112, 135, 141. Retrieved May 1, 2020.