named after her, near the Olavinlinna in Savonlinna and another street in Helsinki, Finland. Her old summerhouse, , located in Helsinki is being rented by the city for cultural activities and meetings. Ackté is theorized to have most likely been the original model for the opera diva character Bianca Castafiore in comics books of "Adventures of Tintin" by Belgian Hergé. Gallery References Severi Nygård: (Tintin in Finland), Helsingin Sanomat, Kuukausiliite, October 2008. External links Voice sample from YLE Areena Villa Aino Ackté 1876 births 1944 deaths Singers from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish operatic sopranos Opera librettists Opera managers Fonotipia Records artists Deaths from pancreatic cancer Deaths from cancer in Finland 19th-century Finnish women opera singers Women opera librettists