Rosina Brandram, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Rosina Brandram

British opera singer and actress

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1845

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1907

Profession: singer, opera singer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Rosina Brandram (2 July 1845 – 28 February 1907) was an English opera singer and actress primarily known for creating many of the contralto roles in the Savoy operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Brandram joined the D'Oyly Carte company in 1877 as a chorister and understudy.
By 1879, she was originating roles with the company, and she became its principal contralto in 1884, creating roles in seven of the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas, as well as many other Sullivan comic operas.
She was the only principal to appear in every original Sullivan production at the Savoy Theatre, and she performed with the company until 1903.
After leaving D'Oyly Carte, she played only a few more roles before retiring from the stage.