Clara Butt

Clara Butt

Dame Clara Ellen Butt (1 February 1872 – 23 January 1936) was an English dramatic contralto and one of the most popular singers from the 1890s through to the 1920s. She had an exceptionally fine contralto voice and an agile singing technique, and impressed contemporary composers such as Saint-Saëns and Elgar; the latter composed his Sea Pictures, Op. 37 with her voice in mind. Her main career was as a recitalist and concert singer. She appeared in only two operatic productions, both of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. Later in her career she frequently appeared in recitals together with her husband, the baritone Kennerley Rumford. She made numerous recordings for the gramophone.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 1, 1872 (Brighton), Died January 23, 1936 (Oxfordshire)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 109 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	6888	12-in.	approximately 1916	O lovely night	Clara Butt ; W. H. Squire	Female vocal solo, with piano and 'cello obbligato	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	6890	12-in.	approximately 1916	Time's garden	Clara Butt ; W. H. Squire	Female vocal solo, with piano and 'cello obbligato	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	6895	12-in.	approximately 1916	He shall feed his flock	Clara Butt ; Henry J. Wood	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	6896	12-in.	approximately 1916	Il segreto per essere felici	Clara Butt ; Henry J. Wood	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	29901	10-in.	approximately 1915	The fairy pipers	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo, with celeste	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	29903	10-in.	approximately 1915	My treasure (Tesorio mio)	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	29904	10-in.	approximately 1915	The sweetest flower that blows	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	29917	10-in.	approximately 1915	My son	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	35935	10-in.	approximately 1916	The rosary	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	35936	10-in.	approximately 1916	Down here	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	65292	10-in.	approximately 1916	Bless the Lord	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	65521	10-in.	approximately 1916	Kathleen Mavoureen	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	65732	10-in.	approximately 1916	Moontime	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	65733	10-in.	approximately 1916	Si mes vers	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	65734	10-in.	approximately 1916	Sorrow no more	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	65735	10-in.	approximately 1916	A banjo song	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	65931	10-in.	approximately 1917	Dreary steppe	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	65932	10-in.	approximately 1917	Silence of the sea	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	65933	10-in.	approximately 1917	Annie Laurie	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	69144	10-in.	approximately 1918	The silver ring	Clara Butt ; Harold Craxton		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	69146	10-in.	approximately 1918	The country faith	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	69147	10-in.	approximately 1918	Myle Charaine	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	69148	10-in.	approximately 1918	Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn (Watching the blooming wheat)	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	69149	10-in.	approximately 1918	Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	69457	10-in.	approximately 1919	A fairy went a-marketing	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto

(Results 26-50 of 109 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Butt, Clara," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103657.

Butt, Clara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103657.

"Butt, Clara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.