Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

1861-06-15

Deathday

1936-11-17

Place of Birth

Libeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Prague, Czech Republic]

Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Biography

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.