It is said his story ‘The Nightingale’ was inspired by the singer. As the show concluded, Queen Victoria threw a bouquet at the singer’s feet in appreciation of her performance.Īnother famous admirer was the author Hans Christian Andersen, who fell in love with Lind after seeing her perform in Copenhagen. Known as the ‘Swedish Nightingale’, Lind came to prominence as an opera singer on the Continent before making her London début in Meyerbeer’s Roberto il diavolo at the Haymarket in 1847.
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