Clara Butt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British singer
Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1872
Place of Birth: Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 23-Jan-1936
Profession: singer, opera singer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Clara Butt
- Dame Clara Ellen Butt, (1 February 1872 – 23 January 1936) was an English contralto.
- Her main career was as a recitalist and concert singer.
- Her voice, both powerful and deep, impressed contemporary composers such as Saint-Saëns and Elgar; the latter composed a song-cycle with her in mind as soloist. Butt 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.
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