Clara Butt Signed (2 results)
Language: English
Published by UK 1910
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
- Manuscript
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Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten Signed Paper by Contralto Clara Butt and Her Husband Baritone Robert Henry Kennerley Rumford. Undated but Circa1910. Dame Clara Ellen Butt, DBE 1872 -1936 was an English contralto and one of the most popular singers from the 1890s through to the 1920s. She had an exc…eptionally fine contralto voice and an agile singing technique, impressed contemporary composers such as Saint-Saëns and Elgar; the latter composed a song-cycle with her in mind as soloist. Clara Butt's main career was as a recitalist and concert singer. She appeared in only two operatic productions, both of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. Later in her career she frequently appeared in recitals together with her husband, the baritone Kennerley Rumford. She made numerous recordings for the gramophone. Robert Henry Kennerley Rumford 1870 - 1957 was an English baritone singer of the 20th century. He was first known for his performances of oratorios, but following his marriage to the well-known contralto singer Clara Butt, he toured with her throughout the English-speaking world singing repertoire of a more popular type. He was twice mentioned in dispatches while serving on the Western Front during the First World War. Size 198mm x 150mm. Condition is good. Ref 19046. Signed by Author(s).
Published by UK 1895
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
- Manuscript
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United KingdomLasting Words Ltd
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Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Signed Paper by Clara Butt. Undated c1895. Dame Clara Ellen Butt, DBE 1872 -1936 was an English contralto and one of the most popular singers from the 1890s through to the 1920s. She had an exceptionally fine contralto voice and an agile singing technique, impressed contemp…orary composers such as Saint-Saëns and Elgar; the latter composed a song-cycle with her in mind as soloist. Clara Butt's main career was as a recitalist and concert singer. She appeared in only two operatic productions, both of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. Later in her career she frequently appeared in recitals together with her husband, the baritone Kennerley Rumford. She made numerous recordings for the gramophone.Size 90mm x 60mm Condition is very good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 16601. Signed by Author(s).
