| 词条 | Laura Evans-Williams |
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Laura Evans-Williams (7 September 1883 – 5 October 1944) was a Welsh soprano singer. Early life and educationLaura Evans was born in Henllan, Denbighshire in the north-east Wales and was the eldest child of a castrator (1901 census), John Evans, and his wife Ellen Evans. Her sister was the director Eleanor Evans. Evans-Williams was educated at Howell's School, Denbigh and later the Royal Academy of Music where she studied under the guidance of Edward Iles who helped to develop her voice.[1] CareerShe started her career as a contralto singer and won prizes at several eisteddfodau. She performed in the 1911 edition of The Proms in the event's 28th day. Evans-Williams also interpreted several operatic arias, particularly Welsh folk-songs and toured extensively with fellow contralto singer Clara Butt during World War I.[1][2] In 1910, Evans-Williams was featured as soloist in Edward Elgar's Caractacus in London, with Merlin Morgan conducting.[3] Evans-Williams had been invited to give the performance of the National Eisteddfod's traditional chairing song at the 1917 event held in Birkenhead, but she sang I Blas Gogerddan when it was announced the winner of the chair, Ellis Evans, had been killed in battle. Evans-Williams had already lost her beloved brother, Stanley at Ypres in 1916 and would lose her elder brother, Hugh George at Peronne in 1918.[4] She sang the chairing song when the Eisteddfod moved to Wrexham sixteen years later, and received an encore.[1] Evans-Williams undertook a concert tour of the United States in 1925-1926.[5] She was the first Welsh artist to broadcast from Savoy Hill.[1] Personal lifeLaura Evans-Williams moved back to Colwyn Bay in 1940 after living in London and taught singing until she died on 5 October 1944. Evans-Williams was survived by her husband for 39 years, R.T. Williams, and two children; she was buried at Henllan.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s2-EVAN-LAU-1883?query=ellis&field=content|title=Evans-Williams, Laura|last=Iorwerth Ellis|first=Thomas|publisher=Dictionary of Welsh Biography|accessdate=16 April 2016}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans-Williams, Laura}}2. ^{{cite web| title=Proms 1911 Prom 28 - event|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e8fdgw|publisher=BBC|accessdate=16 April 2016}} 3. ^[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5054669/london_welsh_choral_society_1910/ "The London Welsh Choral Society"] The Times (4 May 1910): 12. via Newspapers.com{{open access}} 4. ^[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5054718/1917_eisteddfod_moment/ "A Sad Moment at the Eisteddfod"] Vancouver Daily World (26 October 1917): 6. via Newspapers.com{{open access}} 5. ^[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5054611/laura_evanswilliams_on_tour_in/ "Recital to be Given at Bethania Church"] Scranton Republican (4 February 1925): 5. via Newspapers.com{{open access}} 8 : 1883 births|1942 deaths|People from Denbighshire|Welsh female singers|Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music|British women in World War I|20th-century singers|20th-century women singers |
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