Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Acting

Born: June 15, 1861

Birthplace: Libeň, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Prague, Czech Republic]

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.