Charlotta Norberg
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Maria Charlotta Norberg, as married Törner, (27 December 1824 in Stockholm
-25 February 1892), Swedish Ballerina
and ballet teacher. She was counted as one of the greatest stars of the Swedish Ballet in the 19th century.
Norberg was accepted as a student of Sophie Daguin
at the Royal Swedish Ballet
in the Royal Swedish Opera
at Stockholm in 1833, at the age of nine. She debuted as a solo-dancer in 1834. In 1842, she made a success in the pantomime
”Max och Emma” (Max and Emma) by Sophie Daguin, and in
”La fille mal gardée” by d’Auberval, with music by A. F. Schwartz. In 1846-47, she was a student of August Bournonville
in the Royal Danish Ballet
in Copenhagen
, and at her return to Stockholm in 1847, she was made premier dancer, a position she kept for the rest of her career. During the 1850s, she was one of the most popular ballerinas in Sweden. She is described as one of the most prominent dancers of the "Bournonville School"; during his frecquent stays as a guest ballet master in Stockholm, August Bournoville often requested her and Johanna Gillberg-Sundberg in his productions. She also educated her own students in this school of dance.
In 1853, she married Gustaf Fredrik Törner, a clerc at the Opera. Charlotta Norberg performed on stage the last time 30 November 1859 in ”Pesten i Albano” (The plague in Albano) by August Bournonville, and the judgement was, that she retired much to soon.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
-25 February 1892), Swedish Ballerina
Ballerina
A ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino...
and ballet teacher. She was counted as one of the greatest stars of the Swedish Ballet in the 19th century.
Norberg was accepted as a student of Sophie Daguin
Sophie Daguin
Sophie Marguerite Daguin was a French ballet dancer and choreographer who spent her career in Sweden, where she became a star and the ballet mistress of the Royal Swedish Ballet and principal of the ballet school.- Biography :...
at the Royal Swedish Ballet
Royal Swedish Ballet
The Royal Swedish Ballet is one of the oldest ballet companies in Europe. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, King Gustav III founded the ballet in 1773 as a part of his national cultural project in response to the French and Italian dominance in this field; he also founded the Royal Swedish Opera and the...
in the Royal Swedish Opera
Royal Swedish Opera
Kungliga Operan is Sweden's national stage for opera and ballet.-Location and Environment:...
at Stockholm in 1833, at the age of nine. She debuted as a solo-dancer in 1834. In 1842, she made a success in the pantomime
Pantomime
Pantomime — not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, India, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, and is mostly performed during the...
”Max och Emma” (Max and Emma) by Sophie Daguin, and in
”La fille mal gardée” by d’Auberval, with music by A. F. Schwartz. In 1846-47, she was a student of August Bournonville
August Bournonville
August Bournonville was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. August was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nephew of Julie Alix de la Fay, née Bournonville, of the Royal Swedish Ballet.August was...
in 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...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, and at her return to Stockholm in 1847, she was made premier dancer, a position she kept for the rest of her career. During the 1850s, she was one of the most popular ballerinas in Sweden. She is described as one of the most prominent dancers of the "Bournonville School"; during his frecquent stays as a guest ballet master in Stockholm, August Bournoville often requested her and Johanna Gillberg-Sundberg in his productions. She also educated her own students in this school of dance.
In 1853, she married Gustaf Fredrik Törner, a clerc at the Opera. Charlotta Norberg performed on stage the last time 30 November 1859 in ”Pesten i Albano” (The plague in Albano) by August Bournonville, and the judgement was, that she retired much to soon.