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Code	DS/UK/167
Name	Butt; Dame; Clara (1 February 1872-23 January 1936); DBE; English contralto singer
Variations of Name	Clara Ellen Butt \| Clara Butt-Rumford
Dates	1 February 1872-23 January 1936
Gender	Female (cisgender)
Place of Birth/Origin	Southwick, Sussex (born)
Relationships	Daughter of Henry Albert Butt (sea captain) and Clara Hook Wife of Kennerley Rumford
Biography	Dame Clara Butt DBE 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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