Johanne Rosing
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Johanne Cathrine Rosing, née Olsen (1756 - 1853), was a Danish stage actress and ballet dancer, one of the most noted of the era.
Born in a poor home as the daughter of an unemployed Norwegian bricklayer, she was a maid before she became a student of the French Ballet company at the court theatre and, in 1772, of the Royal Danish Ballet
, when the court theatre became a part of the Royal Danish Theatre
. There, she was made an actress in 1773 and given an education of a singer by the theatre. She never learned to read and write. In 1777-79, she was a member of the academy of Frederik Schwarz: Det dramatiske Selskab. Knud Lyne Rahbek
was among her admirers.
She married the Norwegian actor Michael Rosing. Her private life and marriage has been taken as a good example of a "Virtuos" life, and is considered to have contributed to the somewhat better attitude in the public against actors, who were long looked down upon socially.
As an actress, she had her great breakthrough in the 1780s, when she began to play the part of mother: in the part of a "tender mother", she personificated the new ideal of femininity of the time, which was highlighted by the fact that she was often pregnant on stage. In these roles, she gained great popularity. She retired in 1823. She was the mother of the likewise famous Emilie Rosing
.
Born in a poor home as the daughter of an unemployed Norwegian bricklayer, she was a maid before she became a student of the French Ballet company at the court theatre and, in 1772, of the Royal Danish Ballet
Royal Danish Ballet
The Royal Danish Ballet is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, it originates from 1748, when the Royal Danish Theatre was founded, and was finally organized in 1771 in response to the great popularity of French and Italian styles of dance...
, when the court theatre became a part of the Royal Danish Theatre
Royal Danish Theatre
The Royal Danish Theatre is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first serving as the theatre of the king, and then as the theatre of the...
. There, she was made an actress in 1773 and given an education of a singer by the theatre. She never learned to read and write. In 1777-79, she was a member of the academy of Frederik Schwarz: Det dramatiske Selskab. Knud Lyne Rahbek
Knud Lyne Rahbek
Knud Lyne Rahbek was a Danish literary historian, critic, writer, poet & magazine editor.Knud Lyne Rahbek was son of the clergyman Jacob Rahbek, but he had always wanted to become an actor. In his youth he tried out as an actor at the Royal Danish Theatre, but because of his looks he was...
was among her admirers.
She married the Norwegian actor Michael Rosing. Her private life and marriage has been taken as a good example of a "Virtuos" life, and is considered to have contributed to the somewhat better attitude in the public against actors, who were long looked down upon socially.
As an actress, she had her great breakthrough in the 1780s, when she began to play the part of mother: in the part of a "tender mother", she personificated the new ideal of femininity of the time, which was highlighted by the fact that she was often pregnant on stage. In these roles, she gained great popularity. She retired in 1823. She was the mother of the likewise famous Emilie Rosing
Emilie Rosing
Emilie Wilhelmine Rosing was a Danish singer and stage actress. She was perhaps the most famous woman stage artist in Denmark during the age of Napoleon....
.