Gunhild Rosén (7 December 1855 - 1928) was a Swedish

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and a

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of the

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. Gunhild Rosén was born in

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, and was a student of

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. She became a figurant dancer at the Ballet of the

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in 1872, second dancer in 1875 and premier dancer in 1881; she was a vice ballet master in 1894, and ballet master from 1922 to 1926. She composed the ballet "I Ungern" ("In Hungary") and the balett part for the opera "Brudköpet" ("Bride purchase"). She performed in

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in 1878, 1879 and 1890 and in

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in 1880, 1881 and 1890. Her most famous parts was Valse brillante and Svanilda in "Coppelia" as well as parts in "Aufforderung z. Tanz", "Skugg-balett" and "Blomsterfesten i Genzano".

References

''Svenskt porträttgalleri'' vol. XXI: Tonkonstnärer och sceniska artister (Stockholm 1897)

''Nationalencyklopedien'' (online edition)
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