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Christina Rahm, (c. 1760–1837), was a Swedish operatic singer and a dramatic actress. She was employed at the Eriksberg Theatre in Stockholm from 1780 to 1784 and at the Stenborg Theatre from 1784 to 1799, and thereafter at travelling theatres. She was the first Swedish artist to play Rosina in The Barber of Seville (1785). == Biography == Christina Rahm arrived in Stockholm in 1782 as the spouse of the wig-maker of the Royal Swedish Opera, Jacob Rahm. She was engaged by Carl Stenborg at the Eriksberg Theatre the same year, and 1784 at the Stenborg Theatre, where she was to be a celebrated prima donna. Rahm is described as :"one of the theatre's most useful actresses". She participated in both spoken drama as well as opera. She had a good singing voice, which made her often used when the theatre offered opera, musicals and other lyrical performances. She often played the part of soubrette. Among her parts were: Jenny in ''Kungen och skogvaktaren''(The king and the gamekeeper), Lisbet in ''Njugg spar'', Orphale in ''Alexander den Store''(Alexander the Great) (1784), Catau in ''Julie'' (1786), Rosalie in ''Den bedragne bedragaren''(The deceived deceiver) (1788), baron Birkwitz in ''Greven av Oldsbach''(The Count of Oldsbach) (1790), the abbess in ''The Magic Flute'' (1794), and Genevieve in ''Richard Coeur-de-lion'' by Michel-Jean Sedaine (1795). On 11 December 1785, she was the first Swedish artist to play Rosina in ''The Barber of Seville'', a part she played pregnant with her daughter - she had five children. A lot of benefit performances were given to Christina Rahm. In 1799, the Munkbro Theatre was closed. Rahm toured with the travelling theatre of Anton Lindqvist, where she performed in Gothenburg. In 1800, her husband died in poverty. In 1804–1809, she was a member in the travelling theatre of Carl Stenborg, and performed in Linköping, Karlskrona Kalmar and Gothenburg. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christina Rahm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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