Clara Butt
Dame Clara Ellen Butt (1 February 1872 – 23 January 1936) was an English dramatic contralto and one of the most popular singers from the 1890s through to the 1920s. She had an exceptionally fine contralto voice and an agile singing technique, and impressed contemporary composers such as Saint-Saëns and Elgar; the latter composed his Sea Pictures, Op. 37 with her voice in mind. Her main career was as a recitalist and concert singer. She appeared in only two operatic productions, both of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. Later in her career she frequently appeared in recitals together with her husband, the baritone Kennerley Rumford. She made numerous recordings for the gramophone. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 1, 1872 (Brighton), Died January 23, 1936 (Oxfordshire)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto
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Recordings (Results 101-109 of 109 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 76956 | 12-in. | 4/25/1923 | In the chimney corner | Clara Butt ; Albert W. Ketelbey | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | 76957 | 12-in. | 4/26/1923 | There is a green hill | Clara Butt | vocalist, contralto | ||
Columbia | 76958 | 12-in. | approximately 1923 | Beautiful land of Nod | Clara Butt | vocalist, contralto | ||
Columbia | 76960 | 12-in. | 4/26/1923 | There's a land | Clara Butt ; Albert W. Ketelbey | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Gramophone | 4084f | 12-in. | 2/7/1910 | He shall feed his flock | Clara Butt | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Gramophone | 4085f | 12-in. | 2/7/1910 | Elijah | Clara Butt | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Gramophone | 4088f | 12-in. | 2/7/1910 | Abide with me | Clara Butt | Contralto vocal solo, with organ and piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Gramophone | 4558f | 12-in. | 10/29/1910 | Three fishers | Clara Butt | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Gramophone | 4563f | 12-in. | 10/29/1910 | A summer night | Clara Butt | Contralto vocal solo, with piano and cello | vocalist, contralto |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Butt, Clara," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103657.
Butt, Clara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103657.
"Butt, Clara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Butt, Clara, Dame, 1872-1936 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82075457
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