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Jenny Lind
Sign in to saveAlso known as Johanna Maria Lind, Madame Goldschmidt, Jenny Goldschmidt, Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt, Swedish Nightingale
Swedish classical singer
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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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1820
- Active to
- 1887
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 67
- Total plays
- 183
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maria
- Family name
- Lind
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of death
- Malvern
- Spouse
- Otto Goldschmidt
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Employer
- University of London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Jenny Lind retouched.jpg
- Voice type
- coloratura soprano
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- Commons category
- Jenny Lind
- date of birth
- 1820-01-01
- date of death
- 1887-01-01
- Fach vocal classification
- coloratura soprano
- Commons gallery
- Jenny Lind
- influenced by
- Adolf Fredrik Lindblad
- topic's main category
- Category:Jenny Lind
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- student
- Liza Lehmann
- start of work period
- 1838-00-00
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- nickname
- Swedish Nightingale
- P12749
- Vjekoslav Bevanda
- archives at
- Stanford University
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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.
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