Heather Harper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heather Harper

British soprano

Date of Birth: 08-May-1930

Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Date of Death: 22-Apr-2019

Profession: opera singer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Heather Mary Harper FRSM (8 May 1930 – 22 April 2019) was a Northern Irish operatic soprano.
She was active internationally in both opera and concert.
She performed roles such as Helena in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Opera House, Elsa in Wagner's Lohengrin at the Bayreuth Festival, and the Countess in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the Metropolitan Opera.
She became known internationally when she stepped in for the world premiere of Britten's War Requiem in 1962, and remained associated with the composer's work, but also sang other premieres.