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  2. Jenny Lind - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Lars Paul Esbjörn - Wikipedia

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    Together he and his followers built Jenny Lind Chapel, which became the center of the Swedish-American Lutheran community. The church was built with funding provided mainly by Jenny Lind, while she was at that time on a concert tour in the eastern United States. Esbjörn would be Andover's pastor from 1850 to 1856.

  4. P. T. Barnum - Wikipedia

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    In 1850, he promoted the American tour of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind, paying her an unprecedented $1,000, equivalent to $36,624 in 2023, per night for 150 nights. He suffered economic reversals in the 1850s from unwise investments, as well as years of litigation and public humiliation, but he embarked on a lecture tour as a temperance ...

  5. Henriette Nissen-Saloman - Wikipedia

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    That same year, Henriette Nissen toured Sweden and performed a concert with Jenny Lind who had yet to make her international breakthrough. The concert was a success and the newspaper Freja put for the question of who was best, the internationally known Henriette Nissen, or the, as yet, little-known Swedish singer Jenny Lind. The opera singer

  6. Chickering & Sons - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Chetzemoka - Wikipedia

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    The settlers found his name difficult to pronounce, so they changed it to Chetzemoka, and he was given the "royal" nickname Duke of York. His son La-kaa-nim [1] was nicknamed Prince of Wales, and his two wives were See-Hei-Met-za [2] (nicknamed Queen Victoria) and Jenny Lind. His older brother, next in line to become chief, was called King George.

  8. Buncombe, Asheville property transfers for Feb. 22-March 6 - AOL

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    2.41 acres on Sunnycrest Drive, $195,000, Myles Newton Edwards Trudell and Peachey Moncure Trudell to Lind Family Trust. 4401 Angelus Circle, $370,000, Janice A Powell to Christopher Allen.

  9. List of Descendants characters - Wikipedia

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    In Descendants 2, Chad is shown a lot playing with the 3D printer in Carlos's room. He is also the ex-boyfriend of Princess Audrey. In Descendants 3, he decides to become Audrey’s sidekick, however, Audrey locks him in a closet at her cottage. He is later discovered by Ben and the VKs, and he runs away frightened.