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Jenny Lind

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Also known as Johanna Maria Lind, Madame Goldschmidt, Jenny Goldschmidt, Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt, Swedish Nightingale

Swedish classical singer

AI overview

Jenny Lind was a renowned Swedish classical singer of the 19th century who achieved international fame for her vocal talents. Her career and popularity made her a significant cultural figure of her time, influencing the music world and popular culture during the Victorian era.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1820
Died
1887
Works
6

Top works

  • Programme of Mlle. Jenny Lind's concert, [Nov. 28, 1851]
  • Grand vocal and instrumental concert, on Tuesday evening, 14th March 1854
  • The Jenny Lind melodist
  • Early Art-Life
  • The lost letters of Jenny Lind

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1820
Active to
1887
classicalsopranoswedish soprano

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
67
Total plays
183

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Quotes

  • If you knew what a sensation of the nearness of a higher power one instinctively feels when one is permitted to contribute to the good of mankind, as I have done, and still do! Believe me, it is a great gift of God's mercy!

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Encyclopedic overview

Johanna Maria "Jenny" Lind (Madame Goldschmidt) (6 October 1820 – 2 November 1887), was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and undertook an extraordinarily popular concert tour of the United States beginning in 1850. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 1840.

Lind became famous after her performance as Agathe in Der Freischütz at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1838. Within a few years, she had suffered vocal damage, but the singing teacher Manuel García saved her voice. She was in great demand in opera roles throughout Sweden and northern Europe during the 1840s, and was closely associated with Felix Mendelssohn. After two acclaimed seasons in London, she announced her retirement from opera at the age of 29.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jenny Lind” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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