 Katheen Ferrier in 1951 Image by Polygoon Hollands Nieuws, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 nl |
Kathleen FerrierKathleen Ferrier Kathleen Ferrier English singer (1912–1953) This article is about the English singer. For the Dutch politician, see Kathleen Ferrier (politician). Kathleen Mary Ferrier CBE (22 April 1912 – 8 October 1953)[1] 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, was a shock to the musical world and particularly to the general public, which was kept in ignorance of the nature of her illness until after her death. Quick facts CBE, Born ... Kathleen Ferrier CBE Ferrier in 1951 Born (1912-04-22)22… (Source: Wikipedia)
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