Violet Oppenshaw (1888-)
Last updated: 06.11.24
All that can presently (October 2024) be gleaned about Violet Oppenshaw from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was an Engiish mezzo-soprano who recorded at least 30 works between 1910 and 1917 on the Edison and Gramophone levels.
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DAHR: Violet Oppenshaw | List of 30 historic recordings from 1910 to 1917. |
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My Dear Soul (1911) | W. Sanderson | Violet Oppenshaw | Edison: 903 |
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Sleep and Forget (1913) | C. White | Violet Oppenshaw | Edison: 1403 |
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F. Clay | She Wandered Down the Mountainside (4:33) | Violet Oppenshaw |
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A. Dvorák | Christina's Lament (4:05) | Violet Oppenshaw |
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E. Elgar | Sabbath Morning at Sea (4:20) | Violet Oppenshaw |
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E. Elgar | Where Corals Lie (3:35) | Violet Oppenshaw |
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C.F. Grey | Who Taught You All Those Things You Taught Me? (4:20) | Violet Oppenshaw N.D. Ayer |
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W.H. Monk | Abide With Me (4:17) | Violet Oppenshaw |
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E.W. Nevin | Mighty Lak' a Rose (3:10) | Violet Oppenshaw |
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J. Offenbach | Barcarolle (3:04) | Violet Oppenshaw Annie Rees |
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H. Temple | An Old Garden (4:00) | Violet Oppenshaw |
The peformer is featured on 11 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
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She Wandered Down the Mountainside (1913) | Frédéric Clay | Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) |
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Christina's Lament (1913) | Antonín Dvorák | Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) |
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Where Corals Lie (1920) | Edward Elgar | Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) |
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Sabbath Morning at Sea (1916) | Edward Elgar | Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) |
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Who Taught You All Those Things You Taught Me? (1917) | Clifford F. Grey | Nathan D. Ayer (co-author)
Nat D. Ayer (perf.) Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) |
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Abide With Me (1861) | William Henry Monk | Henry F. Lyte (words)
Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) |
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Mighty Lak' a Rose (1901) | Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin | Frank L. Stanton (words)
Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) |
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Barcarolle (1924) | Jacques Offenbach | Al. Dubin (words)
Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) Annie Rees (perf.) |
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My Dear Soul (1906) | Wilfred Sanderson | May Byron (words)
Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) |
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Old Garden (1891), An | Hope Temple | Helen Marion Burnside (words)
Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) |
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⇑Sleep and Forget (1913) | Constance White | Clifton Bingham (words)
Violet Oppenshaw (perf.) |
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