Christina Rahm (c. 1760â€"1837) was a Swedish opera singer and a stage
actress. She was active in the Stenborg Company at the Eriksberg
Theatre in Stockholm in 1780-84 and at the Stenborg Theatre in
1784-99, and thereafter in travelling theatres. In 1785, she became
the first Swedish artist to play Rosina in The Barber of
Seville.Christina Rahm arrived in Stockholm in 1782 as the spouse of
the wigmaker of the Royal Swedish Opera, Jacob Rahm. She was engaged
by Carl Stenborg of the Stenborg Company the same year, which was
housed in the Eriksberg Theatre until 1784 and then at the Stenborg
Theatre.The Stenborg theater was a very popular theater normally
frequented by the public in Stockholm rather than the upper classes,
and where Rahm was to become a celebrated prima donna. As she was both
an opera singer and a dramatic actress, she could act in both opera
performances and theater plays, and was described as "one of the
theatre's most useful actresses." She was described as a good singer
and was often given main parts when the theater offered opera and
other lyrical performances. Several benefit performances were given to
Christina Rahm, illustrating her status as one of the theater's most
valuable members.She was often used in the role of soubrette. On 11
December 1785, she was the first Swedish artist to play Rosina in The
Barber of Seville. She is noted to have played the role pregnant with
her daughter: she had five children.
actress. She was active in the Stenborg Company at the Eriksberg
Theatre in Stockholm in 1780-84 and at the Stenborg Theatre in
1784-99, and thereafter in travelling theatres. In 1785, she became
the first Swedish artist to play Rosina in The Barber of
Seville.Christina Rahm arrived in Stockholm in 1782 as the spouse of
the wigmaker of the Royal Swedish Opera, Jacob Rahm. She was engaged
by Carl Stenborg of the Stenborg Company the same year, which was
housed in the Eriksberg Theatre until 1784 and then at the Stenborg
Theatre.The Stenborg theater was a very popular theater normally
frequented by the public in Stockholm rather than the upper classes,
and where Rahm was to become a celebrated prima donna. As she was both
an opera singer and a dramatic actress, she could act in both opera
performances and theater plays, and was described as "one of the
theatre's most useful actresses." She was described as a good singer
and was often given main parts when the theater offered opera and
other lyrical performances. Several benefit performances were given to
Christina Rahm, illustrating her status as one of the theater's most
valuable members.She was often used in the role of soubrette. On 11
December 1785, she was the first Swedish artist to play Rosina in The
Barber of Seville. She is noted to have played the role pregnant with
her daughter: she had five children.
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