Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink

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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.

Details

Date of Birth

Jun 15, 1861

Place of Birth

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

Date of Death

Nov 17, 1936

Age

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Ernestine Roessler

Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Images

Movie Credits

The Golden Twenties

1950

Self (archive footage)

The Wedding March

1928

Here's to Romance

1935

Mme. Schumann-Heink

Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco

1915

Herself

Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink

1927