Ernestine Schumann-Heink | |
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Born | Ernestine Amalie Pauline Rössler 15 June 1861 |
Died | 17 November 1936 Hollywood, California, United States | (aged 75)
Other names | Tina Rössler |
Spouses | Johann Georg Ernst August Heink
(m. 1882–1893)Curt Paul Schumann, c.
(m. 1895–1905)William Rapp, Jr.
(m. 1905–1915) |
Children | August (1883–1918) Charlotte (1884–?) Henry (1886–1951) Hans Hugo Herman (1887–1916) Ferdinand (1893–1958) Marie (1896–?) George Washington (1898–1979) Walter Schumann |
Parent(s) | Hans Rössler Charlotte Goldman |
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Ernestine Schumann-Heink (15 June 1861 – 17 November 1936) was a Bohemian-born Austrian-American operatic dramatic contralto of German Bohemian descent.[1] She was noted for the flexibility and wide range of her voice. Heink and Schumann were her two husbands' surnames.