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Jenny Lind
Jenny Lind 1820-87, Swedish soprano. She made her debut in 1838 as Agathe in Weber's Der Freischütz. She studied in Paris and sang in Germany, England, and Sweden. In 1849 she abandoned opera for concert and oratorio until 1870. Under the management of P. T. Barnum she toured (1850-52) the U... Read more
P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum) , 1810-91, American showman, b. Bethel, Conn. As a youth Barnum worked at diverse sales jobs and managed a boardinghouse. He made his first sensation in 1835 when he bought and exhibited Joice Heth, a slave who claimed she was 161 years old (she was about 80) a... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Jenny Lind"

Lind, Jenny
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Jenny Lind One of the most celebrated opera performers of the nineteenth century, Swedish-born Jenny Lind (1820 – 1887) dazzled European and American audiences with...
Jenny Lind
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Jenny Lind 1820-87, Swedish soprano. She made her debut in 1838 as Agathe in Weber's Der Freischütz. She studied in Paris...
Crabtree, Charlotte (Mignon)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...at which she excelled. Crabtree made her New York debut in 1864 in two of these playlets, The Mysterious Chamber and Jenny Lind . The critic for the Herald described her as “a very extended and most versatile talent. She plays the banjo...
Maguire, Thomas
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...trek of the 49ers, but preferred working in gambling saloons and bars to panning for gold. In 1850 he opened the tiny Jenny Lind Theatre on the second floor of the Parker House, a hotel and casino he ran in San Francisco. The theatre was the first...
American Museum, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...presenting melodramas at the American Museum, Barnum brought famous European artists to America, most memorably the singer Jenny Lind. He is recognized as the first American master of ballyhoo, promoting his attractions with little care for honesty...
Barnum, Phineas Taylor
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...x201D; Tom Thumb, the Fijian mermaid and other “freaks”. In 1847 he introduced Swedish soprano Jenny Lind to US audiences. In 1871 he opened his circus, billed as “The Greatest Show on Earth”. In 1881...
the Battery
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...1823 and renamed Castle Garden. It was remodeled and served as a noted amusement hall and opera house; Swedish soprano Jenny Lind made her U.S. debut on its stage in 1850. From 1855 to 1892 it served as the main immigration station for New York...
Manuel del Popolo Vicente García
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the operatic stage to teach at the Paris Conservatory (1830-48) and the Royal Academy, London (1848-95). Jenny Lind and Mathilde Marchesi were among his pupils. He invented (1854) the laryngoscope. Bibliography: See biography by...
Bridgeport: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...promotional genius. Barnum toured Europe with Bridgeport native "General Tom Thumb" and brought "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind, to see the splendor of his Oriental-styled mansion. He extended his talents to the development of his adopted city...
Nashville: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...The first passenger train pulled into the depot. A board of education was established. P. T. Barnum even brought Jenny Lind, the world-renowned singer, to town. By 1860, all the qualities that had made Nashville such a boom town in times...

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Lind, Jenny (Johanna)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Lind, Jenny (Johanna) ( b Stockholm, 1820; d Malvern Wells, Worcs., 1887). Swed. soprano. Made first stage appearance in Stockholm...
Belletti, Giovanni Battista
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...1890). It. baritone assoc. with Jenny Lind . Début in Stockholm 1839 in Il barbiere di Siviglia . Sang with Lind in Donizetti, Meyerbeer, and Rossini...and USA. In the USA his tours with Lind were arr. by Barnum. Retired 1862...
Barnes, George S.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Fitzmaurice and D'Arrast) (co); The Devil to Pay (Fitzmaurice) (co); A Lady's Morals (The Soul Kill ; Jenny Lind ) (Franklin); What a Widow! (Dwan); One Heavenly Night (Fitzmaurice) (co) 1931 Five and Ten (Daughter of...
Freed, Arthur
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Moon (St. Clair); Good News (Grinde); Those Three French Girls (Beaumont); A Lady's Morals (The Soul Kiss ; Jenny Lind ) (Franklin) 1933 The Barbarian (A Night in Cairo ) (Wood); Peg o' My Heart (Leonard); Hold Your Man (Wood...
Masnadieri, I
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...by Maffei from Schiller's play Die Räuber (1781). Comp. 1846–7. Prod. London 1847 (with Jenny Lind; only Verdi opera written for London); NY 1860. Revived It. Radio 1951, London (Camden Fest.) 1962, and WNO...
Goldschmidt, Otto
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...1907). Ger.-born pianist, composer, and conductor. Moved to London 1848. In 1851 visited USA as acc. for Jenny Lind , whom he married 1852 in Boston. They lived in Dresden 1852–5, but returned to London 1858, Prof. of...
Berwald, Franz (Adolf)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...also orch. works. Returned to Sweden, where his work was unfavourably received, so went back to Vienna, where Jenny Lind sang in his opera Ein Ländlisches Verlobungsfest in Schweden (A Swedish country betrothal, 1847). Berwald...
Alboni, Marietta (Maria Anna Marzia)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...roles in his operas. Début Bologna and La Scala 1842. Leading cont. CG 1847, becoming rival attraction to Jenny Lind, her salary being voluntarily raised overnight from £500 to £2,000 for the season. Sang in Paris...
García, Manuel Patricio Rodriguez
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...trans. into It., Ger., and Eng.). Settled in London 1848, becoming prof. at RAM until 1895. Pupils incl. Jenny Lind, Julius Stockhausen, Santley, and Mathilde Marchesi.
Booth, Margaret
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Unconventional (Burton); The Lady of Scandal (The High Road ) (Franklin); A Lady's Morals (The Soul Kiss ; Jenny Lind ) (Franklin) 1931 New Moon (Conway); The Southerner (The Prodigal ) (Pollard); It's a Wise Child (Leonard...

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Profile: New opera, "Barnum's Bird," is the story of singer Jenny Lind
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 4/19/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...s Bird, is the story of singer Jenny Lind Host: ROBERT SIEGEL Time: 9:00...Robert Siegel. The story of singer Jenny Lind has fascinated opera fans and just...1850, a young Swedish singer named Jenny Lind sailed to America. She had no records...
JENNY OH! Swedish singer Jenny Lind's U.S. tour caused pandemonium and pioneered the idea of art as commodity. It also inspired Libby Larsen's newest opera.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 4/15/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...famous "Swedish Nightingale," Jenny Lind, the embodiment of moral purity...anyone in the United States knew who Jenny Lind was. So the crafty promoter launched...encouraged to compete to be hosts of a Jenny Lind concert, and the first ticket in...
ART MEETS GOODNESS; A singing sensation before the advent of recorded sound, Jenny Lind and her personal mystique continue to captivate.(FREETIME)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 2/2/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...you know. Yet stroll through the Jenny Lind exhibit opening at the American Swedish...divine spark of extraordinary genius. Jenny Lind (1820-87) was in her day a public...week, you'll find things like a Jenny Lind crib and a Jenny Lind bottle...
When Jenny Lind Conquered America
Magazine article from: Scandinavian Review; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...creating the kind of uproar today that Jenny Lind caused when she came to the United...attesting to the entertainment tornado Lind and Barnum blew up. The ultimate...Thousands of people who never heard of Jenny Lind have slept in her bed. For somebody...
Nightingale in Malvern; Chris Upton on a high note about the Midland connections of 19th century soprano Jenny Lind.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 12/4/2004; 700+ words ; ...Portrait of singer and celebrity Jenny Lind, from an 1850 lithographed music...and, like that woodland bird, Jenny Lind's musical talent came naturally...Birmingham, and the composer had Jenny Lind in mind when he composed the soprano...
Review: Elijah with Jenny Lind
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 12/18/2004; ; 674 words ; ...impression. The first passage in which Jenny Lind is heard is the episodic scene in...various shades of feeling were given by Jenny Lind as no one ever gave them before...display of vocal power. But it is Jenny Lind alone who has given full expression...
Jenny Lind's Mysterious Comeback
Magazine article from: Nordic Reach; 2/1/2006; ; 381 words ; ...clipper, and that it represents Jenny "the Swedish Nightingale" Lind (1820-1887) the famous Swedish...craftsmen probably brought the Jenny Lind figurehead from Norway to Sweden as a souvenir. Jenny Lind is now making a comeback in...
ELIZABETH PARCELLS A JENNY LIND RECITAL NORTHEASTERN CD
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/1/1990; ; 505 words ; ...release of soprano Elizabeth Parcells singing a program Jenny Lind might have sung on her fabled American tour that began...Northeastern supplies useful texts, translations, a note on Jenny Lind, and information on each selection. DYER ;01/28...
Still singing the praises of Jenny Lind
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/16/2001; ; 606 words ; Dennis McCann Still singing the praises of Jenny Lind By DENNIS MCCANN of the Journal Sentinel staff Wednesday...anniversary of the famous American tour of singing sensation Jenny Lind, the celebrated "Swedish Nightingale." Now a Brookfield...
OBIT - BURROUGHS, JENNY LIND RYMER
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 9/4/2008; 380 words ; Jenny Lind Rymer Burroughs, of Roanoke, also known by her birth name, Doris Marie...Jeff Trail; and many other family members. A memorial service celebrating Jenny's life will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, September 6, 2008, from...