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Kathleen Mary Ferrier CBE (22 April 1912 – 8 October 1953) was an English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar. Her death from cancer, at the height of her fame ...
Who was Kathleen Ferrier, Britain's greatest contralto? From entering a competition as a bet, Kathleen Ferrier became one of Britain’s foremost singers. Fiona Clampin examines her life.
May 15, 2012 · Silenced by breast cancer at the height of her sparkling career, the great English singer Kathleen Ferrier's legacy lives on in a new 14-CD set and documentary.
Aug 31, 2012 · It has buffo elements in the plot, in the musical style, and in the cast of characters. Elviro is a buffo bass role, an old servant who is central to the mismanagement of Serse's love affair, and...
Kathleen Ferrier was (and still is) one of the world’s great singers. Her appeal transcends all ages and seemingly all generations, more so perhaps than any other singer. She died more than fifty years ago, yet she is still remembered and her voice is still heard and loved by millions around the world. Kathleen Mary Ferrier was born on 22 ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Kathleen Ferrier (born April 22, 1912, Higher Walton, Lancashire, Eng.—died Oct. 8, 1953, London) was a contralto who was one of the most widely beloved British singers of her day. She won a national piano competition at the age of 15 and the following year earned a certificate as a piano teacher.
Jul 6, 2012 · The contralto Kathleen Ferrier, who died at 41, left a small but much-praised collection of recordings, now gathered in a three-disc set to honor the centennial of her birth.
Sep 29, 2016 · The story of Kathleen Ferrier’s life and untimely death at only 41 is well-known. Her extraordinary voice is regularly heard on the radio and on recordings that still sell in...
Ferrier, Kathleen (1912–1953) English contralto who became one of the world's best-known and best-loved singers in the course of an all-too-brief career. Born Kathleen Mary Ferrier on April 22, 1912, at Higher Walton, near Preston, Lancashire, England; died of cancer on October 8, 1953; third surviving child of William Ferrier (a teacher) and ...
Kathleen Ferrier led her audiences as she explored the works of Bach, Schubert, Mahler and Britten — and a hundred other composers. Very few who heard her were not swept up by her love of music and zest for performance.
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