{"id":2453024,"date":"2020-01-08T20:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T03:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/taking-note-of-jenny-lind\/"},"modified":"2020-01-09T09:10:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T16:10:39","slug":"taking-note-of-jenny-lind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/taking-note-of-jenny-lind\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking note of Jenny Lind"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This year marks the 200th birthday of Jenny Lind, the fabled \u201cSwedish Nightingale,\u201d and, given Aspen\u2019s strong musical identity, it seems only fitting to pause and take notice. For Jenny was like no other artist, before or since.<\/p>\n

In her triumphant American tour in 1850-51, Jenny Lind stunned audiences with the angelic purity, the bell-like clarity of her lyric soprano. The critics, dumbfounded, all flailed about, clutching at one superlative after another in a hopeless attempt to capture Jenny\u2019s vocal splendor in mere words.<\/p>\n

The general public was stirred by Jenny\u2019s decidedly un-prima donnish ways; like no other artist ever, she possessed the common touch. Though born out of wedlock (a fact she never advertised), and suffering squalor and neglect as a child, she grew into an adult with a rare empathy for others. All during her American tour, Jenny visited hospitals and orphanages, in one instance sitting up all night holding the hand of a dying woman.<\/p>\n

Jenny was a born philanthropist, constantly giving money away, either to persons in need or else to schools or other deserving institutions. It is estimated that during her long career, she gave away at least half of her fees (which were, for the day, colossal) to worthy causes.<\/p>\n

But Jenny was no spendthrift. Quite the contrary, she was a sort of proto-feminist, ceaselessly fighting for her financial independence. In an era when women had enormous difficulty managing their own money, Jenny negotiated all her fees herself, with remarkable toughness. And, unheard at the time, she even asked for, and got, from her future husband a prenuptial agreement stipulating that during their marriage she keep all her own earnings.<\/p>\n

So there we have Jenny Lind: sublime artist, amazing woman, unforgettable cultural icon. Wouldn\u2019t it be grand if the Aspen Music Festival, cognizant of Jenny\u2019s place in American musical history, made her artistry and career a key theme or sub-theme of this year\u2019s festival program?<\/p>\n

Donald Wilson<\/p>\n

St. Louis<\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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