She performed the leading female role in the inauguration performance of the Royal Swedish Opera in 1773, and is referred to as the first Swedish opera prima donna.
She was the first female to be made HovsĂĄngerska (1773), and the first woman to become a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (1782).
Author: Unknown Source: Svenskt Biografiskt Handlexikon, senare delen L-Ö samt supplement (1906) by Hofberg, Herman (1823-1883); Heurlin, Frithiof (1836-1916); Millqvist, Viktor (1864-1916); Rubenson, Olof (1869-1909). Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag, p. 234. The image has been filtered somewhat to reduce printing and scanning artifacts. License: PD-anon-expired