A Voice Teacher's Chrestomathy

A Voice Teacher's Chrestomathy

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Some Lessons from the Life of Jenny Lind

Some Lessons from the Life of Jenny Lind

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She does not show herself in ordinary light, but in the magic rays of the Aurora Borealis. Her singing is infallibly pure and true and has an indescribable charm.

Frédéric Chopin on Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind's name1 is often intertwined with that of P.T. Barnum2, the illustrious showman renowned for his proclamation of "a sucker born every minute." Today, Lind'…

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