Frances Alda

Frances Alda (31 May 1879 – 18 September 1952), born Fanny Jane Davis, was a New Zealand-born, Australian-raised lyric soprano. She achieved fame as an operatic diva during the first three decades of the 20th Century due to her outstanding singing voice, fine technique and colourful personality. Alda was born in Christchurch, New Zealand into a musical family and brought up in Melbourne, Australia. She sang in productions of Gilbert and Sullivan ... more

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  • May 31, 1879

Date of death:

  • Sep 18, 1952 (age 73 years)
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