Person Open DS/UK/12457 Barstow; Dame; Josephine (27 September 1940); DBE; English soprano singer Barstow Josephine Dame 27 September 1940 English soprano singer Female (cisgender) Sheffield, England (born)

English Music | Vocals | Soprano White No known disability No known religious affiliation Former spouse of Terry Hands (theatre director) Spouse of Ande Anderson Heterosexual Dame Josephine Clare Barstow, DBE is an English operatic soprano. She made her professional debut (Mimì in La bohème) with the touring company Opera for All in 1964. She won a scholarship to study during 1965–66 at the London Opera Centre. During the following season, she sang Gluck's Euridice and Verdi's Violetta for the Sadler's Wells Opera Company and in 1968 she began a three-year contract with Welsh National Opera. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Barstow (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 2/11/2014 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 6/3/2025 8a4364fd-273d-47e2-8e32-ce4fdd5845b8