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Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink sings Gluck's beautiful 'Que faro senza Euridice," (In German) 1907

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Uploaded by on May 6, 2010

The beloved contralto in one of Gluck's most memorable and beautiful arias.

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  • My Grandmother was born in 1909 and died this Christmas Day at age 102. Her mother and father, both German, named her Ernestine for Ernestine Schumann-Heink. Grandma's folks loved music, and were active in chorale groups, including the Sons of Hermann. Thank you for this wonderful connection to my Grandmother Ernestine!

  • @pprcrafter My pleasure. I'm glad that it has memories of this kind for you. Condolences for your Grandmother. That is certainly a find age to attain! I wish you the best for the New Year.

  • Shes really great. And her voice is really one of the "biggest" recorded.

    I"ve read that-in Hamburg- she once try to kill herself & her children-is this true?

    I like her Orsini- and her "yodeling"...

    Its a miracle that she sang orsini, fides and klytemnestra and Erda...

  • Yes, she was in despair as a young woman. She had several children, her husband had abandoned her, and she had no money or job. She took them to a railway station, with the intention of throwing them under a train, but one of the children sensed all was not well and cried out to her, and she came to her senses, thank God. I did a piece on Schumann-Heink on my blog, if you would care to read it: GREATOPERASINGERSdotBLOGSPOTdo­tCOM May, 2010, (Just substitute dots for the word "dot."

  • @EdmundStAustell YOUR BLOG IS GREAT-thank God I've a flu-so I can read it (the weather ist so beautiful ntoday,but I cant go out) Best wishes from Konstanz

  • @OLIVCHEN77 Vielen Dank für Ihre freundlichen Worte. Ich hoffe, Sie fühlen sich bald besser.

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  • @helgeevju Very true. Good comment! You might be interested in reading my blog for today, where I discuss the many vocal classifications in opera. Just substitute real dots for the word "dot."

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