Adolf Dahm-Petersen was a Norwegian

Norway

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 voice

Voice

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 specialist and teacher

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 of artistic singing

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Adolf Dahm-Petersen, son of Johan Frode Petersen (1819–1913) and Helena Thalia P. born Dahm (1828–1862), was born in Kristiania. After attending the gymnasium

Gymnasium (school)

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 and the Royal Military Academy

Norwegian Military Academy

The Norwegian Army Academy was established in 1750. It is the oldest university-level educational institution in Norway, and one of the oldest active military academies in the world. Krigsskolen primarily educates officers for the Norwegian Army. There are separate academies for the Royal...

 in Norway, he visited the Universities in Aachen

RWTH Aachen

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 and Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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. Furthermore, he studied piano

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 with Hanna Bergwitz-Goffeng, music theory

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 with Johan Svendsen

Johan Svendsen

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, and voice with Emilio Belari. September 11, 1892 he married Susie Kreuder. His debut in concert was in Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall

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 in 1894. Since then, he has given concerts in the US, Norway and Denmark

Denmark

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. And he has appeared as a soloist

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 with organizations like the Oratorio Society of New York

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, Sousa's band

John Philip Sousa

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 and the Damrosch Opera Company

Damrosch Opera Company

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. Dahm-Petersen was director of several choral organizations, and a vocal instructor in the Ithaca Conservatory of Music

Ithaca College

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 and Cornell University

Cornell University

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