Schumann-Heink
Americannoun
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Durbin was discovered by a casting director searching in Los Angeles singing schools for someone to play opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink as a child.
From Fox News ● Aug. 27, 2020
She was discovered by an MGM casting director searching Los Angeles singing schools for someone to portray the opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink as a child.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2013
Her MGM career ended suddenly, however, when Schumann-Heink, who was to play herself as an adult in the movie about her life, died at 75 and the studio did not pick up Ms. Durbin’s option.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2013
Among singers who will appear is old Ernestine Schumann-Heink, in her 'positive farewell to the Pacific Coast.'
From Time Magazine Archive
Think of the artists who can do it—Farrar, Gluck, Schumann-Heink.
From Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers by Brower, Harriette
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