Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Singer, Musical Artist
1861 – 1936
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Who was Ernestine Schumann-Heink?
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, née Rössler, was a celebrated German Bohemian, later American, operatic contralto, noted for the size, beauty, tonal richness, flexibility and wide range of her voice.
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- Born
- Jun 15, 1861
Libeň - Also known as
- Schumann-Heink, Ernestine
- Ernestine Roessler
- Ernestine Schumann
- Schumann, Ernestine
- Parents
- Spouses
- Ernest Heink
(1882 - 1893) - George Rapp Jr
(1904/05 - 1914) - Paul Schumann
(1893 - 1904)
- Ernest Heink
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Austria
- Profession
- Lived in
- Prague
- Died
- Nov 17, 1936
Hollywood
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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