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Elisabeth Schuman 1926-1928 ~ Pearl Historical GEMM 191 ~ 1980 Sealed Elisabeth Schumann (13 June 1888 in Merseburg – 23 April 1952 in New York) was a German lyric soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio, and lieder. She is descended from Henrietta Sontag, a famous singer of Beethoven’s day. Richard Strauss heard her at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and engaged her for the Vienna Government Opera House, where she appeared in 1920 Label: Pearl – GEMM 191 Series: Pearl Historical Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: 1980 Genre: Classical Style: Opera