Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861 - 1936)

Born:
June 15, 1861 in Libeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Prague, Czech Republic]

Died:
November 17, 1936(age 75)

About:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.