"Which opera singer was known as the ""Swedish Nightingale""?"
The Swedish Nightingale (film) The Swedish Nightingale (film) The Swedish Nightingale (German: Die schwedische Nachtigall) is a 1941 German musical film directed by Peter Paul Brauer and starring Ilse Werner, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Joachim Gottschalk. The film is based on a play by Friedrich Forster-Burggraf set in nineteenth century Copenhagen. It portrays a romance between the writer Hans Christian Andersen and the opera singer Jenny Lind the "Swedish Nightingale" of the title. It is noteworthy that at the time when the film was made, Germany was keeping Denmark under military occupation but attempting a relatively conciliatory attitude towards the occupied Danes. Germany was
The Nightingale (opera) his strength, and on seeing the Nightingale, offers it the "first singer" post at court. The Nightingale says that it is satisfied with the Emperor's tears as reward, and promises to sing for him each night from dusk until dawn. Notes Sources The Nightingale (opera) The Nightingale (Russian: Соловей - "Solovyei"; French: "Le Rossignol") is a Russian "conte lyrique" in three acts by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto, based on the tale of "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen, was written by the composer and Stepan Mitussov. It was first performed on 26 May 1914 by the Ballets Russes at the