Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink

1861-06-15 – 1936-11-17 (age 75) Libeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Prague, Czech Republic]
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Biography

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Ernestine Schumann-Heink was a Czech-born German-American operatic contralto of German Bohemian descent. She was noted for the size, beauty, tonal richness, flexibility and wide range of her voice.

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Known For

The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties

1950

as Self (archive footage)

The Wedding March
Here's to Romance
Here's to Romance

1935

as Mme. Schumann-Heink