1. Florence Pauline Wickham Lueder was an American composer and contralto who made an international career at major opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
11 Facts About Florence Wickham
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Florence Pauline Wickham was born in 1880 in Beaver, Pennsylvania.
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Florence Wickham was the daughter of a superior court judge.
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Florence Wickham studied music at Beaver College, graduating with a gold medal for excellence in music.
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Florence Wickham studied further with Alice Groff in Philadelphia, and in Berlin with Lilli Lehmann, Mathilde Mallinger and Franz Emmerich.
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Florence Wickham performed at the Royal Opera House in London for three seasons.
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Florence Wickham then retired from performing and became a composer.
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Florence Wickham wrote a second opera, The Legend of Hex Mountain, in 1957 based on the Amish of Pennsylvania.
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Florence Wickham received the Women's Achievement Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews in 1950.
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Florence Wickham died on October 20,1962, aged 82, in New York City.
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Florence Wickham's published works include choral pieces, songs and works for the stage:.