Mathilda Berwald

Mathilda Charlotta Berwald, née Cohn of the Swedish royal court.
She was born in Helsinki in Finland, and married the Swedish concert musician Johan Fredrik Berwald in 1817. She toured with her husband and performed as a singer at his concerts. She educated her three daughters Fredrique, Julie Mathilda and Hedvig Eleonora as singers. She performed with her husband and Fredrique at the Opera in Berlin for Spontini, and then for the Royal Danish family, in 1833. In 1834, she was given the title of first singer of the royal Swedish court. They toured in Finland, Denmark and had a great success in Berlin.