Clara Butt
Dame Clara Ellen Butt, DBE (1 February 1872 – 23 January 1936), is a world famous contralto. Sometimes she is also called Clara Butt - Rumford after her marriage, was an English contralto with a remarkably imposing voice and a surprisingly agile singing technique. Her main career was as a recitalist and concert singer.
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