
Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Acting•Born: Jun 15, 1861•Libeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Prague, Czech Republic]•Died: Nov 17, 1936
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.