Helen Watts

Helen Watts

Helen Watts (born December 7, 1927) is a Welsh contralto. She was born in Milford Haven and educated at the School of S. Mary and S. Anne, Abbots Bromley and the Royal Academy of Music. She began her career with the Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, and was a regular broadcaster on the Welsh Home Service. She subsequently had a distinguished career as an opera singer. In 1978 she was awarded the CBE.

Literature

*D. Brook, "Singers of Today" (Revised Edition - Rockliff, London 1958), 198-200.

External links

* [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Watts-Helen.htm Helen Watts]


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