Frieda Klink

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BornMay 27, 1889
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 1948 (aged 59)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationSinger
Frieda Klink
A white woman photographed in profile, with one arm bend and a hand resting on her head; she has dark hair, bobbed and dressed with a laurel-style headband; she is wearing a dark dress with a low wide square neckline
Frieda Klink, from a 1922 publication
BornMay 27, 1889
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 1948 (aged 59)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationSinger

Frieda Klink (May 27, 1889 – June 9, 1948) was an American contralto singer from Indiana, heard in concert, recital, and oratorio presentations in the 1920s.

Klink was born in Indianapolis,[1][2] the daughter of Wilhelm Karl (William Carl) Klink and Elizabeth Kunz Klink. Both of her parents and some of her older siblings were born in Germany.[3] Her father died in 1902. Her mother owned a millinery shop, where she worked as a young woman.[2][4] She trained as a singer with Oscar Seagle.[5][6] She also studied with Jean de Reszke in France.[7]

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