Born:
June 15, 1861
in
Libeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Prague, Czech Republic]
Died:
November 17, 1936(age
75)
About:
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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.