- Berry, Sarah
[E] Berry, Sarah, contralto vocalist, born at
Bamford, near Manchester, where, from her
eighth to her seventeenth year, she was a
weaver in a mill. She gained the Courtney
Scholarship, R.C.M. , and pursued her studies
under the late jNIadame Goldschmidt, having
lessons also in declamation from Mrs. Ken-
dal. She made her debut in Manchester,
January 7, 1888, at a concert of M. De Jong,
and at once achieved success. In October of
the same year, she sung in "Elijah" at
Huddersfield, and in that oratorio at the
Albert Hall (Royal Choral Society), January
22, 1890. She has also appeared at concerts
in Birmingham and other places ; and at the
Leeds Festival of 1895, created a highly
favourable impression. She sang at the Nor-
wich Festival of 1896, and is gaining a good
position among the singers of the day.entry id: 43-R-35
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