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Clara Butt
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British singer (1872-1936)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1872
- Active to
- 1936
Discography
- Husheen1908
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 447
- Total plays
- 3,835
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Dame Clara Butt (b. February 1, 1872 in Southwick, d. January 23, 1936 in North Stoke, Oxfordshire) was a celebrated contralto. Butt made her début in London at the Albert Hall in Sir Arthur Sullivan’s Golden Legend. She made many gramophone recordings, often accompanied by the (uncredited) pianist Miss Lillian Bryant. In 1900 she married a fellow singer, the baritone Kennerley Rumford. Besides singing in many important festivals and concerts, she was honored with royal commands from Queen Victo
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Clara
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Southwick
- Place of death
- Oxfordshire
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Educated at
- Royal College of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Clara-butt-crop.jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
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- cause of death
- cancer
- date of birth
- 1873-00-00
- date of death
- 1936-01-23
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Clara Butt
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