Autographs of Clara Butt
Dame Clara Ellen Butt DBE (1 February 1872 – 23 January 1936) was an English dramatic contralto and one of the most popular singers from the 1890s through to the 1920s. She had an exceptionally fine contralto voice and an agile singing technique, and impressed contemporary composers such as Saint-Saëns and Elgar; the latter composed his Sea Pictures, Op. 37 with her voice in mind. More about Clara Butt
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Her main career was as a recitalist and concert singer. She appeared in only two operatic productions, both of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. Later in her career she frequently appeared in recitals together with her husband, the baritone Kennerley Rumford. She made numerous recordings for the gramophone.
Clara Butt was born in Southwick, Sussex, the eldest daughter of Henry Albert Butt, a sea captain, and his wife Clara née Hook. In 1880, the family moved to the port city of Bristol. Butt was educated at South Bristol High School, where her singing ability was recognised and her talent as a performer encouraged. At the request of her headmistress, she was trained by the bass Daniel Rootham (father of the composer Cyril Rootham) and joined the Bristol Festival Chorus, of which Daniel Rootham was musical director. Read even more about Clara Butt at Wikipedia
Clara Butt was born in Southwick, Sussex, the eldest daughter of Henry Albert Butt, a sea captain, and his wife Clara née Hook. In 1880, the family moved to the port city of Bristol. Butt was educated at South Bristol High School, where her singing ability was recognised and her talent as a performer encouraged. At the request of her headmistress, she was trained by the bass Daniel Rootham (father of the composer Cyril Rootham) and joined the Bristol Festival Chorus, of which Daniel Rootham was musical director. Read even more about Clara Butt at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Clara Butt
The most expensive item with a signature of Clara Butt (c. 1925 SIGNED PHOTO CLARA BUTT-RUMFORD R. KENNERLEY PIANO ACTRESS NEW ZEALAND) was sold in November 2012 for £122.00 while the cheapest item (CLARA BUTT, opera. Autograph signature) found a new owner for £1.50 in September 2012. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2020 with an average selling price of £14.50 for an autographed item of Clara Butt. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2015 with £44.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.50 was September 2012. In average, an autographed item from Clara Butt is worth £21.39.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Clara Butt were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1908 HUGE GIGANTIC Clara Butt autograph + R. Kennerley Rumford ENORMOUS! | £22.77 | |
| AUTOGRAPH OF OPERA SINGER Dame Clara Butt contralto | £9.99 | |
| CLARA BUTT MUMFORD (English contralto) 1872 - 1936 SIGNED page | £10.00 | |
| Clara Butt Opera Singer Signed Photograph Postcard - To Prebble Prebbleton NZ | £14.50 | |
| Clara Butt Poster Photograph Message Autograph Torquay etc | £24.99 | |
| Clara Butt Rumford Opera Singer Signed Autographed Photograph Postcard 1902 | £30.00 | |
| Clara Butt, English Operatic Contralto-Soprano large autograph 8.5 by 7 | £40.00 | |
| Clara Butt-Rumford (Opera) 5 x 3 1904 Postcard Photo (Hand Signed) | £25.00 | |
| Clara Butt-Rumford – English Contralto – Authentic Signature | £4.99 | |
| Clara Butt. English Contralto Genuine Signed Programme Page 1918 | £10.49 | |
| Dame Clara Butt (Clara Kennerley Rumford) - Autograph | £20.00 | |
| Genuine CLARA BUTT Autograph | £25.00 | |
| KENNERLEY RUMFORD BARITONE SINGER SIGNED RP POSTCARD/PHOTO-DAME CLARA BUTT | £14.50 | |
| Madame Clara Butt Opera Singer Signed Autographed Photograph Postcard 1905 | £23.50 | |
| Robert Kennerley Rumford, SIGNED postcard, husband of Clara Butt | £5.50 | |