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English mezzo-soprano.

For several years during the First World War, Nellie Briercliffe was a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. She performed the largely comic roles that were created by Jessie Bond.

Roles in Scotland

Melissa Lady Blanche's Daughter: Princess Ida 1915
Tessa a Contadina: Gondoliers 1916
Lady Angela a rapturous maiden: Patience 1916
Phoebe Meryll Sergeant Meryll's Daughter: Yeomen of the Guard 1916
Pitti-Sing Yum-Yum's sister, also Ko-Ko's Ward: Mikado 1916
Constance Mrs Partlet's Daughter: Sorcerer 1916