Louise Homer (30 April, 1871 - 6 May, 1947) was a
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
operaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
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contraltoIn music, a contralto is a type of classical female singing voice with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a mezzo-soprano. The term is used to refer to the deepest female singing voice. The typical contralto range lies between the F below middle C to two Fs above middle C...
. She created the Witch in
Engelbert HumperdinckEngelbert Humperdinck was a German composer, best known for his opera, Hänsel und Gretel .Humperdinck was born at Siegburg, in the Rhine Province.- Life :...
's opera
oenigskinder (opera)], and the title role in
Horatio ParkerHoratio William Parker was an American composer and teacher. He was a central figure in musical life in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 19th century, and is best remembered as the teacher of Charles Ives....
's
MonaMona is an opera in three acts by composer Horatio Parker with an English libretto by Brian Hooker. The opera premiered at the Metropolitan Opera on 14 March 1912 after the work won the Met's composition competition in 1911.- Roles :...
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She was born
Louise Dilworth Beatty in
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and the second largest city in the state. Its population was 334,563 at the 2000 census; by 2006, it was estimated to have fallen to 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is...
and married composer
Sidney HomerSidney Homer was a classical composer, primarily of songs.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, he was the youngest child of deaf parents. He attended Phillips Academy, Andover, in the Class of 1884, but did not attend college. Married to contralto Louise Dilworth Beatty, six children...
in 1895. Homer recorded extensively for Victor Records and
Columbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. Columbia Records went on to release records by an array of notable singers,...
in the early decades of the 20th century. She died in
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States...
. The composer
Samuel BarberSamuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is among his most popular compositions and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music....
was her nephew.
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Louise Homer (30 April, 1871 - 6 May, 1947) was a
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
operaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
tic
contraltoIn music, a contralto is a type of classical female singing voice with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a mezzo-soprano. The term is used to refer to the deepest female singing voice. The typical contralto range lies between the F below middle C to two Fs above middle C...
. She created the Witch in
Engelbert HumperdinckEngelbert Humperdinck was a German composer, best known for his opera, Hänsel und Gretel .Humperdinck was born at Siegburg, in the Rhine Province.- Life :...
's opera
oenigskinder (opera)], and the title role in
Horatio ParkerHoratio William Parker was an American composer and teacher. He was a central figure in musical life in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 19th century, and is best remembered as the teacher of Charles Ives....
's
MonaMona is an opera in three acts by composer Horatio Parker with an English libretto by Brian Hooker. The opera premiered at the Metropolitan Opera on 14 March 1912 after the work won the Met's composition competition in 1911.- Roles :...
.
She was born
Louise Dilworth Beatty in
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and the second largest city in the state. Its population was 334,563 at the 2000 census; by 2006, it was estimated to have fallen to 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is...
and married composer
Sidney HomerSidney Homer was a classical composer, primarily of songs.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, he was the youngest child of deaf parents. He attended Phillips Academy, Andover, in the Class of 1884, but did not attend college. Married to contralto Louise Dilworth Beatty, six children...
in 1895. Homer recorded extensively for Victor Records and
Columbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. Columbia Records went on to release records by an array of notable singers,...
in the early decades of the 20th century. She died in
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States...
. The composer
Samuel BarberSamuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is among his most popular compositions and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music....
was her nephew.
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