Fanny Moody Suggest updates
Born Redruth, Cornwall, 23 November 1866.
Died Dundrum, Dublin, 21 July 1945.
Cornish soprano.
Fanny Moody studied privately with the English contralto Charlotte Sainton-Dolby, and made her debut as Arline with the Carl Rosa company in 1887 at their base in Liverpool. She remained one of the company's leading sopranos until its temporary cessation in 1898, when she formed the Moody-Manners company in partnership with her husband, Charles Manners. This organisation remained one of the most important providers of opera in Britain until 1916, and at its peak toured three companies simultaneously.
In 1892 she appeared with Lago's company at the London Olympic Theatre, to sing Tatyana in the British premiere of Eugene Onegin, conducted by Henry Wood and with her husband as Gremin.
Moody's voice does not seem to have been especially powerful, and the orchestras were generally smaller in those days. Even so, her versatility was quite remarkable, able to sing Arline in The Bohemian Girl two days after a performance as Isolde. She also had an extensive concert career, as well as appearing on the music hall circuit in 1911.
Moody created leading roles in several operas, including the title roles in Nordisa (Corder 1887) and Rosalba (Pizzi 1902) as well as Militza in The Cross and the Crescent (McAlpin 1903)
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Roles in Scotland
- Elvira a Spanish princess, betrothed to Alfonso
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Masaniello 1887
- Nordisa a peasant girl
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Nordisa 1887
- Arline Arnheim's daughter
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Bohemian Girl 1887
Bohemian Girl 1888
Bohemian Girl 1889
Bohemian Girl 1905
- Mignon stolen in childhood
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Mignon 1887
Mignon 1888
Mignon 1889
- Marguerite
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Faust 1888
Faust 1905
Faust 1908
- Carmen a gypsy
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Carmen 1889
- Micaëla a peasant girl
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Carmen 1889
- Mary Wolfe the Colonel's daughter
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Puritan's Daughter 1889
- Mary the 'Amber Witch', the Pastor's daughter
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Amber Witch 1900
- Brünnhilde now a mortal
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Siegfried 1901
- Isolde an Irish princess
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Tristan und Isolde 1901
Tristan und Isolde 1905
- Elsa von Brabant sister of the missing Count Gottfried
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Lohengrin 1902
Lohengrin 1909
- Tatyana Larina's elder daughter
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Eugene Onegin 1906
Eugene Onegin 1909
- Susanna the Countess's maid
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Nozze di Figaro 1906
- Cio-Cio-San known as Madam Butterfly
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Madam Butterfly 1907
Madam Butterfly 1908
Madam Butterfly 1909
- Elisabeth niece of the Landgrave
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Tannhäuser 1908
Tannhäuser 1909
- Floria Tosca a famous singer
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Tosca 1910