Honey, Ennis 1919-2007

The art of Violet Somerset : Australian singer and artist teacher : a short biography / by Ennis Honey. - Balgowlah, N.S.W. : E. Honey, ©1985. - 67 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

Foreowrd -- Speaking personally -- 1. A Victorian Girlhood -- 2. Early Career -- 3. Theatre Memories -- 4. The Young Artist -- 5. The War Years -- 6. Singing with the Philharmonic -- 7. Recitals in Honolulu -- 8. Off to Europe -- 9. Back in Melbourne -- 10. Singing for the ABC -- 11. The Artist Teacher -- 12. In Choirs and Places -- 13. In later Life -- 14. The Violet Somerset Memorial -- 15. Prize Winners of the Violet Somerset Memorial -- Index.

"In this short biography Ennis Honey tells the story of contralto Violet Somerset (1882-1964) one of those rare singers who made a career, not on the operatic stage, but on the concert platform." -- Book cover verso.

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Somerset, Violet 1882-1964


Women singers--Biography--Australia
Music teachers--Biography--Australia

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