Swedish Nightingale
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Rebecca Ferguson’s Jenny Lind, the legendary Swedish Nightingale, opens her mouth on an opera stage in 1850 and sounds like Frozen’s Elsa.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2018
The smorgasbord of tributes to the Swedish Nightingale included pastries, soups, a potato casserole, an oyster omelet, and an heirloom cantaloupe.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2014
Swedish Nightingale One evening two years ago, the radio public of Great Britain was asked to dial carefully, listen closely, and it would hear the song of a nightingale.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lovely Swedish Nightingale was the first European artist to brave "the American Jungle."
From Time Magazine Archive
Seldom has any visitor to New York received a more remarkable greeting than did the "Swedish Nightingale."
From The Life of Phineas T. Barnum by Joel Benton
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