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Heather Harper

1930 - 2019

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Heather Mary Harper (8 May 1930 – 22 April 2019) was a Northern Irish operatic soprano. She was active internationally in both opera and concert. She performed roles such as Helena in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Opera House, Elsa in Wagner's Lohengrin at the Bayreuth Festival, and the Countess in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the Metropolitan Opera. She became known internationally when she stepped in for the world premiere of Britten's War Requiem in 1962, and remained associated with the composer's work, but also sang other premieres. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heather Harper is the 1,708th most popular singer (down from 1,688th in 2019), the 4,709th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,515th in 2019) and the 179th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Heather Harper ranks 1,708 out of 4,381. Before her are Allan Clarke, Clementina de Jesus, Bizarre, Birthe Kjær, Ellen Greene, and Alma Cogan. After her are Curt Smith, Edwin Starr, Jenni Rivera, Diomedes Díaz, Alessia Cara, and Finn Kalvik.

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Among people born in 1930, Heather Harper ranks 517. Before her are Richard Davalos, Andrey Petrov, Atef Sedky, Petar Šegvić, Oscar Rossi, and Hryhorii Chapkis. After her are Jack Angel, Louis Meznarie, Alan Oppenheimer, Fred Saberhagen, Andy White, and György Mitró. Among people deceased in 2019, Heather Harper ranks 449. Before her are Bob Einstein, Maximilian Raub, Akitsugu Konno, Tim Conway, Neville Lederle, and Erik Hartsuiker. After her are Peter Tork, Ivan Bortnik, Julie Gibson, Sergio Obeso Rivera, Sidney Verba, and Donald Kalpokas.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Heather Harper ranks 4,710 out of 8,785. Before her are David Garnett (1892), Robert Service (1947), Glenn Cornick (1947), Rupert Davies (1916), Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393), and Alma Cogan (1932). After her are Stan Mortensen (1921), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Joanna Pettet (1942), Curt Smith (1961), Humphrey Carpenter (1946), and Dru Drury (1725).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Heather Harper ranks 179. Before her are Calvin Harris (1984), Barney Greenway (1969), Alex Kapranos (1972), Amy Macdonald (1987), Allan Clarke (1942), and Alma Cogan (1932). After her are Curt Smith (1961), Bryn Terfel (1965), Jim Kerr (1959), Joe Elliott (1959), Richard Thompson (1949), and Sam Brown (1964).

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