Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink

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.

Born: 1861-06-15 in Libeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Prague, Czech Republic]