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At 20, she was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and court singer to the King of Sweden and Norway. Her voice became seriously damaged by overuse and untrained singing technique, but her career was saved by the singing teacher Manuel García with whom she studied in Paris from 1841 to 1843.
Jan 20, 2020 · Jenny Lind, The Swedish Nightingale; came to America in 1850 on a tour promoted by Phineas T. Barnum and a mania swept the country.
Long before Hollywood actresses such as Marilyn Monroe and Katharine Hepburn became iconic stars, popular female opera singers of the early to mid-19th century were among the first American celebrities. One of those early American stars was Jenny Lind, nicknamed the "Swedish Nightingale."
Oct 6, 2020 · Jenny Lind’s 21 months in America began with, at best, indifference to the fate of enslaved African-Americans, and ended in prominent public support for antislavery upon her departure; the ...
Johanna Maria “Jenny” Lind (1820-1887) was a Swedish soprano, famously known as the "Swedish Nightingale." She was one of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century. American showman P. T. Barnum contracted Lind to undertake a concert tour throughout the United States beginning in 1850.
Jenny Lind was a Swedish-born operatic and oratorio soprano admired for her vocal control and agility and for the purity and naturalness of her art. Lind made her debut in Der Freischütz at Stockholm in 1838 and in 1841 studied with Manuel García in Paris.
Aug 7, 2020 · One hundred and seventy years ago, a 29-year-old Swedish singer arrived in America for her first visit. By the following spring, she earned (in today’s money) more than $10 million. Here's how she did it.
