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Kathleen Ferrier. Kathleen Mary Ferrier CBE (22 April 1912 – 8 October 1953) [1] was an English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar.
Aug 31, 2012 · Serse (Xerxes, HWV 40) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel Handel's operas for the 1737-1738 season had to be postponed due to the death of Queen Caroline. Handel composed ...
From entering a competition as a bet, Kathleen Ferrier became one of Britain’s foremost singers. Fiona Clampin examines her life.
Kathleen Ferrier sings the aria "Erbarme dich, mein Gott" ("Have Mercy, my God") from J.S. Bach's St Matthew Passion, recorded live in Vienna on 9 June 1950 ...
Full details of all Kathleen Ferrier’s known recordings may be found in Paul Campion’s annotated and illustrated discography Ferrier – A Career Recorded, which was published by Thames Elkin in May 2005 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Kathleen Ferrier Awards.
Jul 6, 2012 · The contralto Kathleen Ferrier, who died at 41, left a small but much-praised collection of recordings, now gathered in a three-disc set to honor the centennial of her birth.
May 15, 2012 · Silenced by breast cancer at the height of her sparkling career, the great English singer Kathleen Ferrier's legacy lives on in a new 14-CD set and documentary.
