Blanche Cole by Elliott & Fry

Blanche Cole (1851-1888); English soprano.
In 1869 she made her debut at the London Crystal Palace in the role of Amina in Bellini 's "La Sonnambula". She then changed her repertoire and concentrated only on roles from English operas or the English version of other operas. During her career she sang 21 roles in English versions of operas in London and the British provinces. In 1879 she organized her own opera company and undertook a tour through England. Later she joined the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Since 1868 she was married to the pianist Sidney Naylor. She died of dropsy at the age of 37