Heather Harper

British soprano (1930–2019)
Person human Q440868
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Heather Harper

Summary

Heather Harper is a human[1]. She was born in Belfast[2]. She was born on May 8, 1930[3]. She died in London[4]. She died on April 22, 2019[5]. She worked as an opera singer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Heather Harper was born in Belfast[2].
  • Heather Harper died in London[4].
  • Heather Harper was born on May 8, 1930[3].
  • Heather Harper died on April 22, 2019[5].
  • Heather Harper held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Heather Harper worked as an opera singer[6].
  • Heather Harper was educated at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance[9].
  • Heather Harper received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • Heather Harper is recorded as female[11].
  • Heather Harper's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Heather Harper's record label is recorded as Decca[13].
  • Heather Harper's record label is recorded as Philips Records[14].
  • Heather Harper's record label is recorded as EMI Classics[15].
  • Heather Harper's record label is recorded as His Master's Voice[16].
  • Heather Harper's voice type is recorded as soprano[17].
  • Heather Harper's family name is recorded as Harper[18].
  • Heather Harper's given name is recorded as Heather[19].
  • Heather Harper's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • Heather Harper's instrument is recorded as piano[21].
  • Heather Harper's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[22].
  • Heather Harper's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Heather Harper's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heather Harper'}[24].
  • Heather Harper's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: GB[27]

  • Began / founded: 1930-05-08[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-04-22[29]

  • Genre(s): classical[30]

  • Community tags: british soprano, classical, soprano[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ff8c00d5-9776-4648-a366-58cc1a4a361c[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Belfast[2], Heather Harper… she was born on May 8, 1930[3].

Education

Heather Harper was educated at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance[9].

Career and Affiliations

Heather Harper worked as an opera singer[6].

Recognition

Heather Harper received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10].

Death and Burial

Heather Harper died on April 22, 2019[5]. She died in London[4].

Why It Matters

Heather Harper ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Heather Harper born?

Heather Harper's place of birth was Belfast[2].

Where did Heather Harper die?

Heather Harper died in London[4].

What did Heather Harper do for work?

Heather Harper worked as opera singer[6].

Where did Heather Harper go to school?

Heather Harper was educated at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance[9].

What awards did Heather Harper receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. operawire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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