Dina (Bernhardina) Edling, née Niehoff (14 November 1854 – 9 January 1935) was a Swedish opera singer ( mezzo-soprano), singing teacher, and member of the

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. She debuted at the Royal Swedish Opera in

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in 1876, and was employed there in 1877–1892. She was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1885. She was given Litteris et Artibus in 1890.

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"Edling, Bernhardina (Dina)"
''Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon'', I:268, 1906 (republished on Project Runeberg) * ''Sohlmans musiklexikon'' (''The Sohlman Music Dictionary'') 1854 births 1935 deaths Swedish operatic mezzo-sopranos Litteris et Artibus recipients 19th-century Swedish women opera singers {{Sweden-opera-singer-stub