Sophie Cysch

Hedvig Carolina Sophie Cysch née Wiberg (1847–1917) was a Swedish mezzo-soprano singer and stage actress, frequently performing the leading roles in operettas, both in Stockholm and Gothenburg.

In particular, she is remembered for performing the title role in Sköna Helena, the Swedish version of Offenbach's La belle Hélène.

[1] On the stage, she quickly gained popularity, performing as Madame Tallien in François Ponsard's Det besegrade lejonet (Le Lion amoureux) and Rose in his Hedern och penningen (L'Honneur et l'Argent).

In August 1882, she performed the title role in Hervé's Lili at the Djurgårdsteatern in Stockholm, bringing their enterprise considerable success.

After a period in a widow's charity home, she died in the mental illness department of the Stockholm health authority on 20 March 1917.