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Jenny Lind

also Johanna Maria Lind, Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt

1820Wikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Lind, Jenny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 317-318.–1887Wikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Lind, Jenny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 317-318. · Swedish · sopranoWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Lind, Jenny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 317-318.

Birthplace: Stockholm, SwedenWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721.

Jenny Lind, called the Swedish nightingale, was a sopranoWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Lind, Jenny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 317-318. who trained in StockholmForbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721. and made her debut there in 1838 as Agathe in Der FreischützForbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Lind, Jenny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 317-318.. When overwork damaged her voiceWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280. she went to Manuel García in ParisWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721., who rested it and rebuilt her techniqueWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.. Her London debut at Her Majesty's Theatre in 1847 was a triumphWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280., and there she created Amalia in Verdi's I masnadieriWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Lind, Jenny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 317-318., but she gave up the stage in 1849Wikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Lind [Lind-Goldschmidt], Jenny [Johanna Maria]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1280.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Lind, Jenny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 317-318.. She toured America under P. T. BarnumWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., married the pianist Otto GoldschmidtWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., and taught singing at the Royal College of MusicWikipedia (2026) Jenny Lind. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Lind, Jenny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1719-1721..

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