Sue Harvard
Sue Harvard | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 25, 1888 Dowlais, Wales |
| Died | May 15, 1967 (aged 78) New York City, United States |
| Genres | Opera |
| Instrument | Voice (soprano) |
Spouse | Herbert Newton Armstrong |
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Sue Harvard (October 25, 1888 – May 15, 1967) was a Welsh operatic soprano who performed in the United States.
Biography
Harvard was born on October 25, 1888 in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. She had five sisters and three brothers.[1]
Harvard emigrated to the United States and studied in New York City and Pittsburgh.[2] She had an operatic career spanning the 1910s and 1920s,[3] employed by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York[4] and the Mikado Club in New Castle.[1] In 1922, she was described by the New York Times as having a "voice of brilliant quality."[5] She later performed in churches in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Steubenville, Ohio.[1]
She died on May 15, 1967 in New York City, New York, United States. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sue Harvard, opera singer dies in N.Y." New Castle News. May 16, 1967. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ Who is who in Music. Berghan Publishing Company. 1929. p. 141.
- ↑ "Harvard, Sue" Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ Musical Forecast. Musicians' Club of Pittsburgh. 1936. pp. 32–34.
- ↑ "SUE HARVARD SINGS.; Young Soprano Displays a Voice of Brilliant Quality". The New York Times. November 3, 1922. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
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