Clara Butt
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Dame Clara Butt (b. February 1, 1872, Southwick near Brighton - d. January 23, 1936, North Stoke, Oxfordshire) was a celebrated contralto. She made her début in London at the Albert Hall in Sir Arthur Sullivan’s The Golden Legend. She made many gramophone recordings, often accompanied by the (uncredited) pianist Miss Lillian Bryant.
In 1900 she married the baritone Kennerley Rumford. Besides singing in many important festivals and concerts, she was honored with royal commands from Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, and King George V.
Clara Butt was created Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) in 1920, and died at the age of 63 in 1936.
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- Andrea Suhm-Binder's biography page Butt, Clara
- This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
- This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
