Kathleen Ferrier

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Biography

Born in Higher Walton, Lancashire, 22 April 1912,was an English contralto, she died on 8 October 1953, aged 41. (breast cancer, which had spread to her bones).

  • Real name
  • Kathleen Mary Ferrier
  • Name variations
  • Ferrier·Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)·Kathleen Ferrier: An Ordinary Diva·Кэтлин Ферриер·Кэтлин Ферриэр
  • Primary profession
  • Soundtrack
  • Country
  • Netherlands
  • Nationality
  • Dutch
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 22 April 1912
  • Place of birth
  • Preston· Lancashire
  • Death date
  • 1953-10-08
  • Death age
  • 41
  • Place of death
  • London
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes
  • Education
  • Leiden University
  • Knows language
  • English language
  • Member of
  • Christian Democratic Appeal
  • Parents
  • Johan Ferrier

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Awards

Trivia

Opera singer (contralto).

The Kathleen Ferrier Awards, instituted 1956, are considered Britains most prestigious singing awards.

She was awarded the CBE in the 1953 Queens New Years Honours List for her services to music.

She was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in Golders Green, London, England.

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