Helen Boatwright
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American soprano singer (1916–2010)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
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- Copycat Recipes Quick Book for Beginners
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- 165
- Total plays
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Helen Strassburger Boatwright (November 17, 1916 – December 1, 2010) was an American soprano who specialized in the performance of American song, recorded the first full-length album of songs by composer Charles Ives and had a career that spanned more than five decades. Born as Helena Johanna Strassburger in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, she was the youngest of six children in a large German American family. After high school, she studied with Anna Shram Irvin and earned bachelor's and master's degrees
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1916–2010
- Nationality
- US
- Role / Field
- Sopranos singers, Singer mezzo soprano
- Gender
- Female
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Helen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sheboygan
- Place of death
- Jamesville
- Occupation
- music educator
- Educated at
- Oberlin College
- Employer
- Syracuse University
- Instrument
- voice
- Voice type
- soprano
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- date of death
- 2010-12-01
- date of birth
- 1916-11-17
- birth name
- Helena Johanna Strassburger
- manner of death
- accidental death
- student
- Phyllis Bryn-Julson
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