First of all, don’t eat too much, advises the great German (later naturalized U.S. citizen) operatic contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936), pictured above.
Madame Schumann-Heink singing “Silent Night” in German.
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Music is our witness, and our ally. The beat is the confession which recognizes, changes, and conquers time. (James Baldwin)
