Lydia Molander (; 1851–1929) was a Finnish-Swedish stage actress and opera singer. Lydia Molander was trained at the

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. She was engaged at the

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in 1874-1894.
Svenskt porträttgalleri / XXI. Tonkonstnärer och sceniska artister (biografier af Adolf Lindgren & Nils Personne)
' She was described as a very versatile stage artist, capable both within opera and operetta as well as a dramatic actor within drama and comedy.

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1851 births 1929 deaths 19th-century Finnish actresses 19th-century Finnish singers Swedish emigrants Immigrants to the Russian Empire Actresses from the Russian Empire Musicians from the Grand Duchy of Finland Women singers from the Russian Empire Swedish expatriates in Finland {{Finland-opera-singer-stub