Louise Kirkby Lunn[n 1] (8 November 1873 – 17 February 1930) was an English coloratura contralto (sometimes classified as a dramatic mezzo-soprano). Born into a working-class family in Manchester, She appeared in many French and Italian operas, but was best known as a Wagnerian. In addition to many appearances at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, she was seen frequently at the Metropolitan Opera, New York in the early years of the 20th century. She died in London, aged 56.
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LouiseKirkbyLunn (8 November 1873 – 17 February 1930) was an English coloratura contralto (sometimes classified as a dramatic mezzo-soprano). Born into...
performers of the tenor part included Gervase Elwes and John Coates, and LouiseKirkbyLunn, Elena Gerhardt and Julia Culp were admired as the Angel. Later singers...
Ysaÿe 1902 Jan Kubelík 1903 Dame Clara Butt 1904 Fritz Kreisler 1909 LouiseKirkbyLunn 1910 Emil von Sauer 1912 Pablo Casals Harold Bauer Luisa Tetrazzini...
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example in "A Summer Night" (by Goring Thomas) sung by the contralto LouiseKirkbyLunn for HMV in 1911. He also recorded his arrangements of other composers'...
reputation as a fine pianist and accompanist to Nellie Melba and LouiseKirkbyLunn. He became a piano teacher at the same school, and when Fritz Hart...
recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d. 1940) 1873 – 8 November: LouiseKirkbyLunn, contralto (d. 1930) 1876 – 17 April: John Hay Beith, writer (d. 1952)...
simplicity though with musicianly feeling”. And English contralto, (Louise) KirkbyLunn performs Amy’s ‘Bonnie Wee Thing’, while Amy accompanies Rhoda Wiley...
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his students included Clara Butt, Denise Orme, Gwynn Parry Jones, LouiseKirkbyLunn, Phyllis Lett and Agnes Nicholls. Visetti was musical adviser to the...
an iron moulder and his wife Margaret Kirkby. He was a cousin of the contralto opera singer LouiseKirkbyLunn (born 1873). In 1891 at the age of 12 he...
Zélie de Lussan Lyric sopranos: Geraldine Farrar Contraltos: Louise Homer, LouiseKirkbyLunn, Clara Butt Tenors: Edward Lloyd, Ben Davies, Dan Beddoe, Evan...
versions in the book from the clever pen of the vocalist." Recorded by LouiseKirkbyLunn, 10” Red acoustic HMV DA568 [Bb3887-I/3893-I]: The Heart Worships...
of the Angel was more often taken by the leading English contralto LouiseKirkbyLunn, also a celebrated Wagnerian singer (Ortrud, Kundry, Brangane and...
in five performances of Wagner's Parsifal in May 1922, along with LouiseKirkbyLunn, Walter Hyde, Clarence Whitehill, Percy Heming, Norman Allin and others...
Cohesion and to Inter-Faith Relations in the West Midlands. William James Lunn, Caretaker, Park School Belfast. For services to Education in Northern Ireland...
Academy. For services to Sailing and to the community in Weymouth. Bryan Lunn, Chief Examiner, Institute of Advanced Motorists. For services to Motoring...
Midlothian. Jayne Louise Ludlow – Manager, Wales Women's Football. For services to Women's Football in Wales. Christine Marie Lunn – For services to Fostering...
Industry. Penelope, Mrs.Lumley. For services to Real Tennis. Gladys, Mrs. Lunn. For services to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association...
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Jamieson, Deputy Director of Education, Sudan Government. Peter Northcote Lunn, Second Secretary and Head of Visa Section at His Majesty's Legation in Berne...
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