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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 United States with great success. After her marriage to Otto Goldschmidt in 1852 she lived in Dresden and in London, where she taught at the Royal College of Music. Called "the Swedish nightingale," she was one of the greatest coloratura sopranos of her time, possessing a voice of remarkable range and quality.

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Lind, Jenny ( Johanna Maria) (1820–87) Swedish operatic soprano, b. Johanna Lind Goldschmidt. The ‘Swedish nightingale’ made her debut in 1838. Lind achieved worldwide success in coloratura roles. In c.1852, she settled in London and founded several musical scholarships.

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