Edith Clegg & Miriam Licette

EDITH CLEGG
1877-???
English Contralto
Studied at the Guildhall School of Music, under Her-
man Klein, and in Paris with Bouhy,
Was a well-known vocalist at the Phil-
harmonic Society Concerts ; the Leeds
Choral Society, the Nottingham Choral
Society, Gloucester and Bristol Festi-
vals, and many other leading pro-
vincial musical organisations ; has also
appeared at the Royal Opera, Covent
Garden, as Suzuki in Butterfly " and Maddalena in " Meistersinger,"
and has given successful song recitals
in Germany ; created the part of
Sophia in Liza Lehmann's opera,
" The Vicar of Wakefield," in which
she made her stage debut ,Married to the english bass Norman Allin

MIRIAM LICETTE
1885-1969
English Soprano
Studied at Lowther College and was noticed by Melba who advised her to go to Paris and study with Marchesi , she also studied under De Reszke and Melba. Her debut in Rome in 1911 was in the role of Madama Butterfly .She sang with Thomas Beechams Opera Company , British National Opera and at Covent Garden.Her career spanned 35 years.She also entertained the troops with ENSA during WW 2.After her retiremnt she taught singing.