| Biography | Fanny Moody (1866-1945) was a soprano opera singer, born in Redruth, Cornwall (England) in a musical family (her sisters Lily and Hilda Moody were also opera singers). She made her debut as Arline in 'The Bohemian Girl' with the Carl Rosa Opera Co (1887) and stayed with the company until 1890; she then sang under Augustus Harris at Covent Garden and Drury Lane (1890-94). Her roles included Eileen in 'The Lily of Killarney', Micaela in 'Carmen", Marguerite in 'Faust', as well as leading roles in 'La Juive', 'I Puritani' and several Wagner operas.In 1898, Fanny Moody and her husband, Charles Manners, set up their own company, the 'Moody-Manners Opera Company, dedicated to presenting opera in English. |