Clara BUTT

Background

BUTT, Clara was born on February 1, 1873 in Soutliwick, Sussex.

Education

Studied at Royal College of Music.

Career

Made d6but in R.C.M. students’ performance of “Orfeo” at Lyceum Theatre, 5 December 1892, before His (or Her) Royal Highness Prince of Wales, et cetera Singer, contralto.

Achievements

Clara Butt's tessitura (comfortable vocal range) was remarkably wide, from C below middle C to high A (C3 – A5). Clara Butt performed 110 times at the Royal Albert Hall in her career, organising many important fund-raising concerts for charities during the First World War.

Interests

Riding, fishing. Ad dress: Compton Lodge, Harley Road, South Hampstead, North.W.

Connections

Spouse 1900, Kennerley Rumford.

Spouse:: Kennerley Rumford

References

Gilbert and Sullivan: A Dual Biography

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