Ann Howard (mezzo-soprano)
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| Born | Ann Pauline Swandling 22 July 1934 Streatham, London |
| Died | 26 March 2014 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Mezzo-soprano |
| Employer | English National Opera et al |
| Known for | Opera singing |
Ann Howard born Ann Pauline Swandling (22 July 1934 – 26 March 2014) was a British mezzo-soprano known particularly for portraying Carmen.
Life
Howard was born in Streatham, London on 22 July 1934. Her father, William Alfred Swadling was an electrical engineer and her mother was Winifred, née Howell.[1] She left school earlier and went to work as an assistant in a Jewellery shop, In her spare time she took singing lessons with Topliss Green and Rodolpha Lhombino.[2] She was able to resign from shop work when she was offered a position touring. She appeared in pantomimes before obtaining a grant to study with Dominique Modesti in Paris.[2]
She reputedly had only seen one opera when she joined the ??? company.[3]
Howard survived her husband and died, at home in Surrey, in 2014 as a result of a pulmonary embolism and deep-vein thrombosis. They had one daughter.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b Webber, Christopher (15 February 2018). "Howard, Ann [real name Ann Pauline Giles, née Swadling] (1934–2014)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Ann Howard | Opera Scotland". www.operascotland.org. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ^ a b "Ann Howard - obituary". 2014-04-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
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