Luranah Aldridge

E841931

Luranah Aldridge was a British opera singer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted as one of the first Black women to gain recognition on major European stages.

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Luranah Aldridge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century singer ⓘ
20th-century singer ⓘ
Black British musician ⓘ
British person ⓘ
opera singer ⓘ
activeIn early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
associatedWith European opera houses ⓘ
birthCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
birthPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
citizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalHeritage African American descent ⓘ
European descent ⓘ
ethnicity Black ⓘ
familyBackground theatrical family ⓘ
familyName Aldridge ⓘ
father Ira Aldridge ⓘ
fatherNotability pioneering Black Shakespearean actor ⓘ
fatherOccupation actor ⓘ
fullName Luranah Pauline Aldridge ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre opera ⓘ
givenName Luranah ⓘ
mother Amanda von Brandt ⓘ
linked to: Amanda Brandt
motherOccupation Swedish-German opera singer ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first Black women to gain recognition on major European opera stages ⓘ
breaking racial barriers in European classical music ⓘ
early Black presence in European Wagner performance tradition ⓘ
notableRoleContext Wagnerian repertoire ⓘ
occupation concert singer ⓘ
opera singer ⓘ
performedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Paris ⓘ
other European cities ⓘ
recognition one of the first Black women recognized on major European stages ⓘ
sibling Amanda Ira Aldridge ⓘ
siblingOccupation singer ⓘ
voice teacher ⓘ
siblingRelationType sister ⓘ
vocalType contralto ⓘ

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Ira Aldridge → child → Luranah Aldridge ⓘ
Amanda Ira Aldridge → sibling → Luranah Aldridge ⓘ
Amanda Brandt → relativeByMarriage → Luranah Aldridge ⓘ