Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Known for Acting

Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink's portrait

Details

Birthday: June 15, 1861

Deathday: November 17, 1936

Place of birth: Libeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Prague, Czech Republic]

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.