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Johanna Maria Goldschmidt (Lind)
Birth: 10-6-1820
Death: 11-2-1887
Nickname: Jenny Lind
Biography
Jenny Lind was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale" for her talents. She ended her stage career at the age of 29 and traveled to the United States at the invitation of P. T. Barnum. She and her husband, Otto Goldschmidt, settled in England where they proceeded to have three children. She gave occasional concerts for years but never returned to the opera. In the 18510609 letter from FMS to AHS, Frances says that FWS is going to New York and might attend Jenny Lind’s final concert.
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 31, 1852
Letter from Caroline Canfield Schoolcraft Beattie to William Henry Seward, December 5, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 29, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 9, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 11, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 22, 1850
Letter from Harriet Morgan Pitney to Frances Miller Seward, February 20, 1850
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Jenny Lind was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale" for her talents. She ended her stage career at the age of 29 and traveled to the United States at the invitation of P. T. Barnum. She and her husband, Otto Goldschmidt, settled in England where they proceeded to have three children. She gave occasional concerts for years but never returned to the opera.
In the 18510609 letter from FMS to AHS, Frances says that FWS is going to New York and might attend Jenny Lind’s final concert.
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