Ernestine Schumann-heink's lyrics & chords

Ernestine Schumann-Heink (15 June 1861 – 17 November 1936) was a celebrated operatic contralto, noted for the size, beauty, tonal richness, flexibility and wide range of her voice. She was born as Tini Rössler to a German-speaking family in the town of Libeň (German: Lieben), near Prague (then part of the Austrian Empire). Her father Hans Rössler was a shoe maker; while previously serving as an Austrian cavalry officer, he had been stationed in northern Italy (then an Austrian protectorate), where he met and married Charlotte Goldman, with...read more