Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
June 15, 1861
Died
November 17, 1936 (age 75)
Place of Birth
Libeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Prague, Czech Republic]
Also Known As
Ernestine Roessler
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
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.
