Johanna Maria Lind (6 October 18202 November 1887), better known as
Jenny Lind, was a Swedish
opera singer, often known as the
"Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in
soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and undertook an extraordinarily popular
concert tour of America beginning in 1850. She was a member of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 1840.