Florence Hinkle

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Florence Hinkle Witherspoon
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Born
Florence Hinkle

(1885-06-22)June 22, 1885
Columbia, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 19, 1933(1933-04-19) (aged 47)
Cincinnati, Ohio
OccupationOpera singer (soprano)
SpouseHerbert Witherspoon

Florence Hinkle (June 22, 1885 - April 19, 1933) was an operatic soprano.

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Biography

Born on June 22, 1885, in Columbia, Pennsylvania, she toured with the Metropolitan Opera and, in 1915, performed in Richmond, Virginia. [1] In 1919, she appeared at Aeolian Hall (Manhattan). [2] She died on April 19, 1933, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Family

On June 20, 1916, in Manhattan she married Herbert Witherspoon, he had been previously married. [3] Her widower died in 1935 after being named as the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera to replace Giulio Gatti-Casazza. [4] His will set aside money for the Library of Congress to buy musical manuscripts in her name. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Richmond Times-Dispatch 28 March 1915 — Virginia Chronicle". virginiachronicle.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  2. ↑ Musical America. Music Publications, Limited. 1919-01-01.
  3. ↑ "H. Witherspoon Weds. Metropolitan Opera Basso Marries Miss Florence Hinkle, Soprano". The New York Times . June 21, 1916. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  4. ↑ "Witherspoon Dies In Office At Opera On Eve Of Sailing. New Manager of Metropolitan Is Victim of Sudden Heart Attack After Day's Work". The New York Times . May 11, 1935. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  5. ↑ "Witherspoon Will Sets Up Memorial. Fund in Name of Second Wife Will Buy Music Manuscripts for Library of Congress". The New York Times . May 17, 1935. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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