| Birth: | Apr. 22, 1912 | | Death: | Oct. 8, 1953 | 
Opera Singer. Born in Higher Walton, Lancashire, her father sang in the local choir and many members of her family followed a keen interest in music. Kathleen's early musical intersts lay in the piano, having won several competetions by the time of her 18 birthday, when she worked as a telephone operator. Having had her vocal talents spotted and nortured by Thomas Duerdon, she later moved to London to study with Roy Henderson. Her operatic debut came in 1946, appearing in Britten's "The Rape of Lucarettia". She was often accompanied by Gerald Moore, but more famously with Bruno Walters. The memory of Kathleen Ferrier and her voice is maintained by her recordings which include Brahms' "Alto Rhapsody" and Bach's "St.Matthew Passion" as well as English folk songs and others such as "The Stuttering Lovers", "Blow the Wind Southerly" and "Down by the Sally Gardens". She died following a fight with cancer at the age of 41. (bio by: Kieran Smith)
Cause of death: breast cancer
Search Amazon for Kathleen Ferrier | | | Burial:
Golders Green Crematorium
Golders Green
Greater London, England |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1379 |
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Minha querida Kathleen, mais um aniversário de sua passagem para o verdadeiro mundo. No entanto, você está mais viva como nunca. Você será sempre Kathleen Ferrier!!!!
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Christiane Gomes
Added: Oct. 8, 2009 |
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tup tim
Added: Oct. 8, 2009 |
In loving memory of a great soul. Your voice lives on.
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Kathleen
Added: Oct. 8, 2009 |
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