Heather Harper

Heather Harper
Born
Heather Mary Harper

(1930-05-08)8 May 1930
Died22 April 2019(2019-04-22) (aged 88)
London, England
EducationTrinity College of Music
Occupation
Organizations
Spouses
Leonard Buck
(m. 1952; div. 1972)
[1]
Eduardo Benarroch
(m. 1973)

Heather Mary Harper CBE (8 May 1930 – 22 April 2019[2]) 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.

  1. ^ GRO Register: Leonard H F Buck married Heather M Harper, April/May/June Quarter, Hampstead, Vol 5c, Page 1523
  2. ^ Sleeman, Elizabeth (24 April 2019). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3 – via Google Books.