Victoria Bachke
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Victoria Bachke is most widely known as the founder and first director of Ringve Museum
, the national museum of music and musical instruments at Lade, Trondheim
, Norway
. She is one of the few Russian persons who left tracks in modern Norwegian history. A street at Lade, Trondheim
is named after Victoria Bachke.
, the daughter of Michael Rostin and Sophie Rostin. Michael was a high-ranked engineer, and an inventor. He was in charge of the home. Bachke had eight brothers and sisters. Valentine, Julia, Elisabeth, Ignatjev, Theodor, Serafima and Nikolai. Unfortunately, an older sister died at early age. They grew up in a safe environment in Kranz. Music and singing was important for the family, and they were good musicians. Bachke played the cello
and the piano
.
. Valentine was an opera singer, and performed a lot of concerts all over Europe. They entered Trondheim
at 1917. Valentine Rostin became the new prima donna at Trondheim's theater after the role of Violetta in the play La Traviata
. Valentine fell in love with the conductor, Morten Svendsen, and they got married. Victoria fell in love with the businessman Christian Anker Bachke, who was 23 years older than she was.
Christian Anker Bachke was the son of Anton Sophus Bachke, owner of Ringve Mansion. Christian inherited the mansion after his father's death.
The Germans occupied Ringve Mansion during World War II
.
Ringve Museum
Ringve Museum is Norway's national museum for music and musical instruments, with collections from all over the world.-Background:Ringve Museum is located in the historic Ringve Farm in Trondheim. Ringve Farm was the childhood home of the Danish-Norwegian nobleman, Peter Tordenskjold...
, the national museum of music and musical instruments at Lade, Trondheim
Lade, Trondheim
Lade is a community in Trondheim, Norway. It is located on a peninsula north-east of the city centre, north of the community of Lademoen. It was the site of the historic Lade farm.-History:...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. She is one of the few Russian persons who left tracks in modern Norwegian history. A street at Lade, Trondheim
Lade, Trondheim
Lade is a community in Trondheim, Norway. It is located on a peninsula north-east of the city centre, north of the community of Lademoen. It was the site of the historic Lade farm.-History:...
is named after Victoria Bachke.
Childhood
Bachke was born in Kranz, RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, the daughter of Michael Rostin and Sophie Rostin. Michael was a high-ranked engineer, and an inventor. He was in charge of the home. Bachke had eight brothers and sisters. Valentine, Julia, Elisabeth, Ignatjev, Theodor, Serafima and Nikolai. Unfortunately, an older sister died at early age. They grew up in a safe environment in Kranz. Music and singing was important for the family, and they were good musicians. Bachke played the cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
and the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
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Ringve Mansion
In March 1914, Bachke and her 11-years-older sister Valentine Rostin travelled to EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Valentine was an opera singer, and performed a lot of concerts all over Europe. They entered Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
at 1917. Valentine Rostin became the new prima donna at Trondheim's theater after the role of Violetta in the play La Traviata
La traviata
La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman...
. Valentine fell in love with the conductor, Morten Svendsen, and they got married. Victoria fell in love with the businessman Christian Anker Bachke, who was 23 years older than she was.
Christian Anker Bachke was the son of Anton Sophus Bachke, owner of Ringve Mansion. Christian inherited the mansion after his father's death.
The Germans occupied Ringve Mansion during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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