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Johanna Maria Lind (Madame Goldschmidt) [1] (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.
Lind in 1850. The Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale", was one of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century.At the height of her fame she was persuaded by the showman P. T. Barnum to undertake a long tour of the United States.
Jonas Chickering, founder. It was P.T. Barnum who persuaded Jenny Lind - the Swedish Nightingale - to make a concert tour of the United States. After her agreement, Barnum commissioned the Chickering company to manufacture a custom grand piano for her nationwide tour, ultimately involving 93 performances.
She was a Swedish mezzo-soprano, singing teacher and creator of the important singing instruction book Škola pěnija. She was a contemporary of singer Jenny Lind and equally successful as her colleague, and alongside Lind being called ‘the nightingale’ she received the nickname ‘the Swedish lark’.
March 7 – Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale", debuts at the Royal Swedish Opera; November 8 – The ailing Polish-born composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin begins an uncomfortable (but compositionally productive) winter living with his lover, French novelist George Sand, on the Mediterranean island of Majorca in the abandoned Carthusian monastery of Valldemossa. [1]
The success of his Swedish songs is due in part to the assistance of his star pupil, the renowned soprano, Jenny Lind, also known as “the Swedish Nightingale.” She often assisted in Lindblad's vocal compositions, and would perform them regularly in salons and drawing rooms and as encores.
In 1850, at Barnum's urging, Genin made the winning auction bid of $225 for the first seat sold for the sensational cross-country tour by the singer Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, and reaped the tremendous publicity that followed. Every important newspaper in the country reported Genin's bid.
A list of cultural depictions of Jenny Lind. ... The Swedish Nightingale (film) This page was last edited on 21 January 2024, at 14:53 (UTC). ...