GOLDSCHMIDT, MADAME (JENNY LIND), a celebrated Swedish singer, was b. at Stockholm, Oct. 6, 1821. She, was of humble parentage, and her musical gifts were first noticed by an actress, by whose influence she was admitted, at the.age of.nine, into the Conservatory of Stockholm, where she received lessons of Cmlius and, Berg. She sang before the court with success, and at the age of 16 appeared in the role of , Agatha, in Der.Freischiitz. Four years later, she went to Paris, to receive lessons from Garcia. Her voice was now thought wanting in volume, and when she appeared at the Grand Opera two years later, her failure was so mortifying,. that she is said to have resolved never again to sing in France, Returning to Stockholm, she was heard with enthusiasm in Robert le Diable, and at the instance of Meyerbeer was engaged at Berlin in 1845. After singing two years in Prussia, she visited Vienna. and other German cities, and made her debut in London in 1847, with a very marked success. .Her return to Stock holm was greeted with an ovation, and the tickets to the opera in which she appeared were sold at auction. She returned to London in 1849, and won an immense triumph. The royal family and court were present at nearly every representation, and the receipts were often over E2,000. The London season was., followed by a concert tour in the
provinces, with a similar success, and her great popularity was increased by the distri bution of a largo part of her receipts in charities. In 1850, she made an engagement with Mr. P. T. Barnum of IVew York, for a concert tour in America, extending through the United States, British provinces, Mexico, and the West Indies. The receipts of this well-managed tour were 610,000 dollars, of which Mademoiselle Lind received 302,000 dollars. While in America, she was married to M. Otto Goldschmidt, a native of Ham burg, who accompanied her as pianist. They returned to Europe in 1852, and resided at Dresden after she had visited Stockholm, and expended £40,000 in endowing schools in her native country. Since then Madame'Goldschmidt has rarely sung at concerts. In 1874, M. and Madame Goldschmidt became leading professors at the Rhenish academy of music in Wiesbaden. Her voice is a contralto of moderate range, but much power and expression. Her kind manners and abundant charities contributed to her popularity and success.