Kathleen Ferrier, (1912 – 1953) was an English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar. Her death from cancer, at the height of her fame, was a shock to the musical world and particularly to the general public, which was kept in ignorance of the nature of her illness until after her death. | Great Opera Singers

Tonigh at 8:30PM (CET) on Mezzo! KathleenFerrier - A documentary directed for the 100th anniversary of great British contralto Kathleen Ferrier, a singer with an extraordinary career and a tragic destiny... https://bit.ly/3ZIVAk2 | Mezzo