Henriette Hansen (actress)

Henriette Hansen (7 May 1814 – 20 November 1892), was a Norwegian stage actress, opera singer and ballet dancer.

[1] In 1827, the first public theatre, which was to be the Christiania Theater, was opened in Oslo by the Swedish actor Johan Peter Strömberg (1773–1834).

[2] On the inauguration of the Strömberg theatre on 30 January 1827, a ballet was performed by the Norwegian dancers Henriette Hansen and Andrine (Randine) Christensen, who were described as the foster children of Strömberg,[3] followed by the play Hustrun, translated from Die deutsche Hausfrau by German dramatist August von Kotzebue (1761–1819).

[4] The main parts is believed to have been played by Erike Kirstine Kolstad (1792-1830), and her colleague Boiflin.

Henriette Hansen was given very good critic for her talents both within singing, dancing and acting.