Anne Wood
Wood, Anne (1907–1998), singer and opera administrator
About Anne Wood
Lived 1907 – 1998 (aged 91). Anne Wood was an administrator and opera singer.
Anne Wood (2 August 1907 – 12 June 1998), was a British mezzo-soprano singer and opera administrator.
Early life Anne Wood was born on 2 August 1907 at The Grange, Crawley, Sussex, the daughter of Percival Wood, JP for Sussex, and his wife, Eleanor. She was educated at St Mary's School, Calne, and studied singing alongside Elena Gerhardt, George Parker, and Eve de Reussy. Wood was the other soloist in Pera's first commercial recording, Peter Warlock's Corpus Christi Carol in 1936. She also taught at Guildhall School of Music.
Later life Wood died on 12 June 1998 at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, Westminster, London.
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Who was Anne Wood?
Wood, Anne (1907–1998), singer and opera administrator
When was Anne Wood born?
Anne Wood was born on 17 January 1907.
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Anne Wood died on 17 January 1998.
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Anne Wood was an administrator and opera singer.
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