Swedish Nightingale
Americannoun
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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
What but "Jenny Lind"—the little swede that Barnum made "The Swedish Nightingale."
From Time Magazine Archive
The lovely Swedish Nightingale was the first European artist to brave "the American Jungle."
From Time Magazine Archive
Can you describe the habits and haunts of the "Swedish Nightingale?" and can you mention the highest note it ever reached, and also why it sang in a Haymarket?
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
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