SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE FULL

SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE FULL

Barnum's invitation to perform a tour of the United States, but agrees and she soon finds herself in New York with Barnum.īarnum organises Lind's first performance in New York where she opens to a full audience. Lind is somewhat charmed at the notion of P. Barnum when the two were invited to meet Queen Victoria in England. From 1882, for some years, she was a professor of singing at the Royal College of Music in London. With her new husband, Otto Goldschmidt, she returned to Europe in 1852 where she had three children and gave occasional concerts over the next two decades, settling in England in 1855. She earned more than $350,000 from these concerts, donating the proceeds to charities, principally the endowment of free schools in Sweden. She gave 93 large-scale concerts for him and then continued to tour under her own management. In 1850, Lind went to America at the invitation of the showman P. Learn about Lind and Barnum history here! After two acclaimed seasons in London, she announced her retirement from opera at the age of 29. She was in great demand in opera roles throughout Sweden and northern Europe during the 1840s, and was closely associated with Felix Mendelssohn. Within a few years, she had suffered vocal damage, but the singing teacher Manuel García saved her voice. Lind became famous after her performance in Der Freischütz in Sweden in 1838. She later abandons the circus.Īs an upper class citizen, Lind is noticeably wealthy, often seen wearing extravagant gowns, jewellery and hair pieces. barnum doesn't feel the same that Jenny feels for him, she kisses him in front of the newspapers, leaving him in a sneaky situation. However, she is also discovered to be a little sneaky, as when she discovers P.

Lind is a generous woman, donating majority of her money made from performances to charities. She has a passion for singing and is has built a reputation for herself as the 'Swedish Nightingale' due to her beautiful voice.

Often seen moving quite elegantly, Lind is an established upper class citizen who is uses correct language and grammar while in conversation with others.

Swedish nightingale