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What was the connection between the talented 19th century French/Spanish composer Pauline Viardot-García, the celebrated Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, and the Danish poet Hans Christian Andersen?
In fact there are several intriguing links, both in the past and in the present.
The video description offers a hint :)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkbbAwaZM9I
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#history #19thcentury #hanschristianandersen #paulineviardot #jennylind -
#OnThisDay, 7 Mar 1838, Jenny Lind makes her stage debut in Sweden. She became a global star, but no recordings seem to survive.
A fictional version of Lind appears in The Greatest Showman musical. -
