Gustaf Fredrik Åbergsson née Åberg (27 March 1775- 20 July 1852 )
was a Swedish stage actor, theatre director and principal of Dramatens
elevskola. He belonged to the leading actors in the Swedish theatre
history. Gustav Ã…bergsson was born to Jonas Ã…berg, footman at the
royal court, and Fredrika Maria Svahn. His father is thought to have
been the son of Beata Sabina Straas, the first professional native
actress in Sweden to perform on a public stage in 1737, although this
is unconfirmed. He was a student at the French Theatre of Gustav III
in Bollhuset in 1786, as was his sister Inga. According to popular
legend, King Gustav III of Sweden originally placed him as a student
in the Opera after having seen him in the park of Drottningholm
Palace: after discovering that they shared the same name, the king
asked him to sing a song. Gustav did so and blew kisses to the
audience after, and the king had kissed him on his forehead.He made
his debut on the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1788, but performed on the
Stenborg Theatre until he was finally given a contract at the royal
theatre in 1798. He changed his surname from Ã…berg to Ã…bergsson,
because he wanted to avoid being connected to his sister, actress and
opera singer, Inga Ã…berg (1773â€"1837).
was a Swedish stage actor, theatre director and principal of Dramatens
elevskola. He belonged to the leading actors in the Swedish theatre
history. Gustav Ã…bergsson was born to Jonas Ã…berg, footman at the
royal court, and Fredrika Maria Svahn. His father is thought to have
been the son of Beata Sabina Straas, the first professional native
actress in Sweden to perform on a public stage in 1737, although this
is unconfirmed. He was a student at the French Theatre of Gustav III
in Bollhuset in 1786, as was his sister Inga. According to popular
legend, King Gustav III of Sweden originally placed him as a student
in the Opera after having seen him in the park of Drottningholm
Palace: after discovering that they shared the same name, the king
asked him to sing a song. Gustav did so and blew kisses to the
audience after, and the king had kissed him on his forehead.He made
his debut on the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1788, but performed on the
Stenborg Theatre until he was finally given a contract at the royal
theatre in 1798. He changed his surname from Ã…berg to Ã…bergsson,
because he wanted to avoid being connected to his sister, actress and
opera singer, Inga Ã…berg (1773â€"1837).
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