Christa Schwertsik (born 1941) is an Austrian singer, actress, director and university lecturer.
She received her vocal training from Hedda and Edwin Szamosi and Ruthilde Boesch.
As a singer, actress and reciter, she has had numerous appearances and concerts at home and abroad - especially with songs and chansons of the 20th century - at the Berliner Festspiele, Vienna Festival, Bregenzer Festspiele, Wien Modern, Aspekte Salzburg and Almeida Festival London among others, as well as at the Musica Nova Festival Brisbane.
From 1984, Schwertsik taught for many years at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
"Liebe in dunklen Zeiten" from Yehoshua Sobol or "Mütter" from Franz Wittenbrink.