Catherine Hayes | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Catherine_Hayes.jpg) Miss Catherine Hayes, September 1854, by George W. Mason | |
| Born | 8 November 1818 Limerick City, Ireland |
| Died | 11 August 1861 |
| Occupation | Opera soprano |
Catherine Hayes, married name Catherine Bushnell, (1818? – 11 August 1861)[n 1] was a world-famous Irish soprano of the Victorian era.[1] According to London's Daily Express, "Hayes was the 'Madonna' of her day; she was the 19th-century operatic equivalent of the world's most famous pop star."[n 2]
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- ^ Shoesmith, Dennis (1972). "Hayes, Catherine (?–1861)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ Noy, Gary (Fall 2008). "The Swan of Erin: The Enduring Legacy of Kate Hayes". Snowy Range Reflections: A Journal of Sierra Nevada History and Biography. 1 (3). Sierra College Press. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2014.