Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1887 — THE SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE.

Jenny Lind Goldschmidt, the celebrated Swedish singer, passed away quietly at her home near London on the 2d of November. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct 6, 1821. From infancy she showed a remarkable talent for singing, and at 9 years of age was given admission to a musical academy. She made such progress that in a year she was deemed fitted for the stage, on which she made her appearance in juvenile parts, at-

trading considerable attention by her dramatic talents as well as by her vocal accomplishment- 1 . At 16 she had become the reigning prima donna of the Stockholm opera. In 1840 she went to Paris and received instruction from Garcia, the first singing-master of Europe. In 1844 she first appeared before an audience outside her native city in Berlin. From this time her reputation grew with each performance, and she was received with enthusiasm at all the leading musical cities of Europe. She made her first appearance in London in 1847, and in September, 1859, was brought to the United States by P. T. Barnum,' and was everywhere received with the wildest enthusiasm. In 1852 she was married in Boston to Otto Goldschmidt, a young pianist who accompanied her. Since her marriage she has refused all offers to appear on the stage, only singing occasionally in concerts. She resided in Germany until 1858, when she removed to England, where she has since lived.