Historical FigureFemale
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
1861 – 1936
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryErnestine Schumann-Heink was a Bohemian-born Austrian-American operatic dramatic contralto of German Bohemian descent. She was noted for the flexibility and wide range of her voice. Heink and Schumann were her two husbands' surnames.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 15, 1861
Libeň
Date of death
November 17, 1936
Hollywood
Citizenship
Austrian Empire · United States
Occupations & fields
opera singer
Awards & honours
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Field and occupation
- rakousko-německá zpěvačka
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