Honor McKellar | |
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Born | Winifred Honor McKellar 10 November 1920 Dunedin, New Zealand |
Died | 2 February 2024 Alexandra, New Zealand | (aged 103)
Education | Royal Academy of Music |
Occupation(s) | Mezzo-soprano opera singer, singing teacher |
Employer | University of Otago |
Known for | Teaching singers Jonathan Lemalu and Patrick Power |
Winifred Honor McKellar QSM (10 November 1920 – 2 February 2024) was a New Zealand mezzo-soprano opera singer and singing teacher, and was the first full-time lecturer in singing at the University of Otago in Dunedin. Her students included Jonathan Lemalu, Patrick Power and Matt Landreth. In 1989, she was awarded a Queen's Service Medal for services to music, and in 2012, she was made a life member of the New Zealand Association of Teachers of Singing.