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Sue Harvard

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Sue Harvard
Background information
BornOctober 25, 1888
Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
DiedMay 15, 1967 (aged 78)
New York City, New York, United States
Genresoperatic soprano

Sue Harvard (October 25, 1888 – May 15, 1967) was a Welsh operatic soprano who performed in the United States.

Biography

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Harvard was born on October 25, 1888 in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. She had five sisters and two 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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sue Harvard, opera singer dies in N.Y." New Castle News. May 16, 1967. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  2. ^ Who is who in Music. Berghan Publishing Company. 1929. p. 141.
  3. ^ "Harvard, Sue" Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  4. ^ Musical Forecast. Musicians' Club of Pittsburgh. 1936. pp. 32–34.
  5. ^ "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.