About Florence Hinkle
Lived 1885 – 1933 (aged 47). Florence Hinkle was an American opera singer and soprano.
Florence Hinkle (June 22, 1885 - April 19, 1933) was an operatic soprano.
Biography Born on June 22, 1885, in Columbia, Pennsylvania, she toured with the Metropolitan Opera and, in 1915, performed in Richmond, Virginia. In 1919, she appeared at Aeolian Hall (Manhattan). She died on April 19, 1933, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Family On June 20, 1916, in Manhattan she married Herbert Witherspoon, he had been previously married. Her widower died in 1935 after being named as the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera to replace Giulio Gatti-Casazza. His will set aside money for the Library of Congress to buy musical manuscripts in her name.
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Who was Florence Hinkle?
American operatic soprano
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Florence Hinkle was born on 22 June 1885 in Columbia.
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Florence Hinkle died on 19 April 1933 in Cincinnati.
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Florence Hinkle was an opera singer and soprano.
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Florence Hinkle was American.
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