This artist, who often sang an “Echo Song” that imitated a mountain shepherd calling sheep, caught her big break during a Berlin production of Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Swedish singer who nearly caused riots in several stops on her extremely popular tour of the United States in the early 1850s sponsored by P. T. Barnum.
ANSWER: Jenny Lind [or Johanna Maria Lind; or Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt; prompt on Swedish Nightingale]
[10e] It’s not robes, riding hats, or sofas, but Lind’s image was widely used to sell this product. The work of Tin Pan Alley composers was spread via this printed medium.
ANSWER: sheet music [accept scores or score music; prompt on music or sheets]
[10m] During Lind’s first performance in New York, she sang a song written specially for her by this composer. This German composed the grand operas Robert le diable and Les Huguenots.
ANSWER: Giacomo Meyerbeer [or Jakob Liebmann Beer]
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