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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It is only music that matters. But to talk of music is risky, and entails responsibility. Therefore some find it preferable to seize on side issues. It is easy, and enables you to pass as a deep thinker. (Igor Stravinsky)
