Norma Procter (15 February 1928,
Cleethorpes
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, Lincolnshire – 2 May 2017,
Grimsby
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"Celebrated Grimsby opera singer Norma Procter dies at 89"
by Alex Thorp, '' Grimsby Telegraph'', 10 May 2017 was an English contralto
A contralto () is a classical music, classical female singing human voice, voice whose vocal range is the lowest of their voice type, voice types.
The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare, similar to the mezzo-soprano, and almost identical to ...
who studied with Roy Henderson.[Norma Procter (Contralto)]
at bach-cantatas.com
She was especially known for her oratorio
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Similar to opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguisha ...
and recital work, but also performed in opera
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, with her debut at the Royal Opera House
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, Covent Garden, in 1961 as Gluck's Orpheus
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. She also sang Lucretia in '' The Rape of Lucretia'' for Britten at the 1958 Aldeburgh Festival
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History of the Aldeburgh Festi ...
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1928 births
2017 deaths
People from Cleethorpes
British operatic contraltos
English opera singers
English contraltos
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