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Ernestine Schumann-Heink (15 June 1861 – 17 November 1936) was a Bohemian-born Austrian-American operatic dramatic contralto of German Bohemian descent. She was noted for the flexibility and wide range of her voice.
Ernestine Schumann-Heink was an Austrian contralto who was one of the principal interpreters of the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss before the outbreak of World War I. Schumann-Heink made her debut in Dresden, Germany, in 1878 as Azucena in Giuseppe Verdi’s Il trovatore.
Ernestine Schumann-Heink was a prominent opera singer whose career spanned from the time she was seventeen into her 70s. Born in Lieben in 1861, Schumann-Heink rose to fame at the Hamburg Opera, and became a Metropolitan Opera star with a repertory of 150 roles.
Ernestine Schumann-Heink. Dramatic Contralto. 1861 – 1936 A.D. Ernestine Shumann-Heink, a dramatic contralto, born near Prague, Bohemia. After appearing successfully in Dresden, Hamburg, and at the Baireuth Festivals, she came to America in 1898 and made her début at the Metropolitan Opera House, where she immediately became a prime favorite ...
Ernestine Schumann-Heink made her first radio appearance in 1926. Forced by the stock-market crash of 1929 to accept more commercial engagements as she supported a small army of relatives, she entered vaudeville and radio, and appeared in the motion picture Here's to Romance (1935).
Jan 6, 2015 · Ernestine Schumann-Heink, née Rössler, was a celebrated German Bohemian, later American, operatic contralto, noted for the size, beauty, tonal richness, flexibility and wide range of her voice. She was born Ernestine “Tini” Rössler to a German-speaking family in the town of Libe?
Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936) was a renowned contralto singer. Her powerful and emotive voice made her one of the most celebrated opera singers of her time. Ernestine gained recognition in America and throughout Europe for her exceptional vocal range and dramatic interpretations. In 1899, she embarked on a highly successful international ...
Contralto/Mezzo-Soprano Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936) holds a seminal position in the history of vocal music at the turn-of-the-century. Of Austrian birth and later a naturalized American citizen, Schumann-Heink made her operatic debut in 1878 as Azucena in Il Trovatore.
Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936), renowned Austrian, naturalized American, contralto/mezzo soprano, was courted by the major composers of her day, including Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, and Johannes Brahms to perform their works.
Ernestine Schumann-Heink Artist note by Richard Evidon This incomparable Austrian (later naturalized American) contralto performed Brahms for the composer, sang under Mahler and most of the other great conductors of her time, created the role of Clytemnaestra in Strauss’s Elektra and could sing just about anything from folksongs to Wagner ...
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