Dame Clara Butt DBE
(1873-1936)
woman, singer, and Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (from 1920)
Died aged c. 63
Wikidata WikipediaDame Clara Ellen Butt, DBE (1 February 1872 – 23 January 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, and impressed contemporary composers such as Saint-Saëns and Elgar; the latter composed his Sea Pictures, Op. 37 with her voice in mind. Her 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.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
Dame Clara Butt 1873-1936 singer lived here 1901-1929
7 Harley Road, Camden, NW3, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1901-1929)
Dame Clara Butt 1848-1936 recitalist and concert singer lived here
St Aubyns Mansions, Hove, United Kingdom where they was
Dame Clara Butt 1873-1936 Concert singer lived here from 1882-1886
6 Bellevue Road, Bristol, United Kingdom where they lived (1882-1886)