| Code | DS/UK/257 |
| Name | Buckman; Rosina (16 March 1881-31 December 1948); New Zealand soprano |
| Dates | 16 March 1881-31 December 1948 |
| Gender | Female |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Blenheim, New Zealand (born) |
| Relationships | Daughter of Henrietta Matilda Chuck (singer and organist) and John Buckman (carpenter)
Spouse of Emile Maurice d'Oisly (tenor) |
| Biography | Rosina Buckman showed early signs of a well-above-average singing voice, receiving her initial training from her mother. After the family's move to Apiti, Manawatu, in 1898, she was given more formal lessons by James Grace, choirmaster of the Methodist church in nearby Palmerston North. Grace realised that his young pupil's talents were such that tuition in Britain was essential and arrangements were made for her to study in Birmingham with the conductor Charles Swinnerton Heap. After his death in 1900 she moved to the Birmingham and Midland Institute's school of music to study under the celebrated voice teacher George Breedon. A fellow student regarded her as pleasant, but not inclined to mix freely. |