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Elisabeth Schumann: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born June 13, 1885 • Merseburg • Germany
Died April 23, 1952 (aged 66) • New York City • New York

Photos

Elisabeth Schumann, 1937.
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, 1956.
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
German singer
Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming
American singer
Sontag, Henriette
Henriette Sontag
German singer
Lehmann, Lilli
Lilli Lehmann
German singer
Lehmann, Lotte
Lotte Lehmann
American singer
Maria Callas in London in 1958, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, gloves, and a dark coat with a white collar, looking toward the camera in an elegant pose.
Maria Callas
American singer
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
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Jonas Kaufmann
German singer
Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price
American opera singer
Grace Moore.
Grace Moore
American singer
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Lily Pons
American singer
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Dawn Upshaw
American singer
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Patricia Racette
American singer
Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills
American opera singer
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Sondra Radvanovsky
American-Canadian singer
Rosa Ponselle.
Rosa Ponselle
American singer
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Helen Traubel
American opera singer
Matilda Sissieretta Jones
Matilda Sissieretta Jones
American opera singer
Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle
American opera singer
Geraldine Farrar, c. 1908.
Geraldine Farrar
American singer

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