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Ernestine Schumann-Heink

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Ernestine Schumann-Heink

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Also known as Ernestine Amalie Pauline Röhsler

Austrian-American singer (1861–1936)

Film & TV

Libeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Prague, Czech Republic]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Known for

  • The Golden Twenties — Self (archive footage)1950
  • Here's to Romance — Mme. Schumann-Heink1935
  • The Wedding March1928
  • Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink1927
  • Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco — Herself1915

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Pauline
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Libeň
Place of death
Hollywood
Occupation
opera singer
Languages spoken
German
Genre
opera
Instrument
voice
Image
Schumann-Heink LOC 16269560308.jpg
Residence
Radebeul
Voice type
soprano
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Commons category
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
cause of death
leukemia
date of birth
1861-06-15
date of death
1936-11-17
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Ernestine Amalie Pauline Rössler
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