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Desmond, Astra

also:

 Thompson, Gwendolyn Blanche Mary  birth name

contralto, mezzo-soprano


born: 10 Apr 1893 Torquay, Devon / county, England Source: 1  

born: 10 Apr 1898 Source: 2,3,4  

died: 16 Aug 1973 Faversham, Kent / county, England Source: 1  
died: 16 Aug 1973 London, England Source: 5  

perf: 1941-1942 Lisbon, Portugal (S. Carlos)  

The Music Sack has 19 items with information about Astra Desmond:


 1999

Concertos
p. 1375-1387 In:
Moreau, Mario
O teatro de S. Carlos : dois seculos de historia
Vol. II
Lisboa: Hugin Editores, 1999, 713-1424 p.

Number of People : 2,120


 1991 Source: 2

Addenda und Corrigenda zum Hauptwerk
p. 1133-1954 In:
Kutsch, Karl J.
Riemens, Leo
Grosses Sangerlexikon. Erganzungsband [I]
Bern: Francke, 1991, 2002 columns

Number of People : 4,103


 1987

Riemens, Leo
Kutsch, Karl J.
Grosses Sangerlexikon
Bern: Francke, 1987, 3452 columns in two volumes p.

Number of People : 6,910


 1982

Riemens, Leo
Kutsch, Karl J.
Unvergangliche Stimmen Sangerlexikon
Karl J. Kutsch, Leo Riemens
Bern: Francke, 1982, 782 p.

Number of People : 3,755


 1980 Source: 1

Sadie, Stanley
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
London: Macmillan, 1980

Number of People : 20,506


 1979 Source: 4

Robijns, Jozef
Zijlstra, Miep
Algemene muziek enciclopedie
hoofdred., J. Robijns en Miep Zijlstra
Haarlem: De Haan, [1979]-1984

Number of People : 16,262


 1975 Source: 5

Index to music necrology : 1973 necrology
Notes (Music Library Association), 1975, p. 768

Number of People : 115


 1975

Sundstrom, Einar
Morin, Gosta
Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sohlman's musiklexikon
2. rev. och utvidgade uppl.
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl-Alan Moberg och Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, 1975-1979, 5 v.

Number of People : 10,962


 1974 Source: 3

Rosner, Helmut
Bulling, Burchard
Frank, Paul
Noetzel, Florian
Kurzgefasstes Tonkunstler Lexikon
Fortfuhrt von Burchard Bulling, Florian Noetzel, Helmut Rosner
Wilhelmshaven: Heinrichshofen, 1974
       Note: Zweiter Teil: Erganzungen und Erweiterungen seit 1937

Number of People : 16,276


 1968

[minor entry]
The above item is part of :
Young, Kenneth
Music's great days in the spas and watering-places
London: MacMillan, 1968, 228 p.

Number of People : 170


 1965

Zenei lexikon
Budapest: Zenemukiado Vallalat, 1965

Number of People : 4,351


 1962

Townend, P.
Who's who in music and musicians' international directory 1962
New York: Hafner Publishing Co., 1962, 331 p.

Number of People : 3,194


 1951

Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sundstrom, Einar
Sohlman's musiklexikon : nordiskt och allmant upplagsverk for tonkonst, musikliv och dans
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl Allan Moberg [och] Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, [1951-]

Number of People : 8,662


 1950

Pine, L.G.
Who's who in music
First post-war edition (1949-50)
London: Shaw Publishing, 1950, 419 p.

Number of People : 4,675

More Details : (4 Sections)


 1949

Brook, Donald
Singers of today
London: Rockliff Salisbury Square, 1949

Number of People : 40


 1948

Palmer, Russell
British music
London: Skelton Robinson, 1948, 283 p.

Number of People : 349

More Details : (1 Section)


 1937

Ronald, Landon / Sir
Who's who in music
Edited by Sir Landon Ronald
London: Shaw Publishing, 1937

Number of People : 6,597

More Details : (1 Section)


 1931

Key, Pierre V.R.
Pierre Key's musical who's who
A biographical survey of contemporary musicians
Edited by Pierre V.R. Key; editor Musical Digest and ...
New York: Pierre Key, 1931, 498 p.

Number of People : 3,336

More Details : (1 Section)


 1924

Hull, Arthur Eaglefield
A dictionary of modern music and musicians ...
London; Toronto: 1924

Number of People : 552

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