108:. A perforated ear drum ended her performance career shortly after the end of war, and she then began a long distinguished career as a voice teacher which lasted more than five decades. In addition to teaching privately out of the Cantica Voice Studio in Bromley, Langford was a member of the voice faculty at the
46:
wrote, "Audrey
Langford will no doubt go down in musical history as a superb singing teacher over a period of 50 years, but she also had two other successful careers, as a soprano who sang at Covent Garden in the late 1930s and, after the war, as a conductor, most particularly of the Bromley
115:
Langford also had a career as a professional conductor. She notably founded and directed both the
Bromley Philharmonic Choir and the Kentish Opera Group. With the latter organization she conducted the United Kingdom premieres of two operas by
409:
More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith
Recordings; "Unique Opera Records Corporation" (1972-1977), "A.N.N.A. Record Company" (1978-1982), "special-label" Issues (circa 1954-1981), and Addendum to "The Golden Age of Opera"
181:. In 1949 she married bass-baritone Andrew Field. Her daughters are mezzo-soprano Sally Langford-Broadley (also known professionally as Elizabeth Langford) and Anne Langford. She died in Bromley on 5 August 1994.
945:
437:
950:
105:
965:
529:
797:
764:
625:
519:
831:
689:
573:
955:
916:
887:
859:
836:
813:
780:
772:
747:
694:
641:
633:
608:
583:
556:
502:
421:
391:
331:
327:
109:
43:
128:
406:
79:
roles from 1936 through 1939. Some of the roles she performed at that opera house included
Madeleine in
132:
on July 27, 1962. In 1974 she conducted the
Bromley Philharmonic Choir and Handel Chamber Orchestra at
122:
547:
493:
93:
960:
908:
805:
716:
665:
147:
673:
657:
64:
724:
452:
194:
165:
940:
935:
220:
133:
47:
Philharmonic Choir and the
Kentish Opera Group, both of which organizations she founded."
8:
599:
Kutsch, Karl-Josef; Riemens, Leo (2012) . "Erikson, Elisabeth". In Rost, Hansjörg (ed.).
850:
Kutsch, Karl-Josef; Riemens, Leo (2012) . "Staahlen, Torhild". In Rost, Hansjörg (ed.).
738:
Kutsch, Karl-Josef; Riemens, Leo (2012) . "Morgan, Arwel Huw". In Rost, Hansjörg (ed.).
466:
431:
117:
72:
60:
912:
883:
855:
809:
776:
743:
637:
604:
579:
552:
545:
Kutsch, Karl-Josef; Riemens, Leo (2012) . "Black, Jeffrey". In Rost, Hansjörg (ed.).
525:
498:
417:
387:
68:
720:
669:
491:
Kutsch, Karl-Josef; Riemens, Leo (2012) . "Adams, Helen". In Rost, Hansjörg (ed.).
407:
William Shaman, Edward Joseph Smith, William J. Collins, Calvin M. Goodwin (1999).
275:
270:
228:
178:
142:
875:
413:
383:
336:
905:
The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of
Productions, Performers, and Personnel
215:
154:
137:
81:
929:
207:
202:
39:
262:
101:
880:
Who's Who in Opera: An
International Biographical Directory of Singers...
283:
236:
76:
708:
35:
159:
87:
56:
23:
795:
31:
27:
551:(in German) (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter. p. 433-434.
497:(in German) (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter. p. 14-15.
854:(in German) (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter. p. 4494.
742:(in German) (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter. p. 3218.
603:(in German) (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter. p. 1348.
571:
104:, Langford spent the war years performing as a member of the
100:
After opera ceased at that theatre with the outbreak of
63:, Langford earned degrees in piano and voice from the
377:
189:The following singers studied voice with Langford:
828:
762:
686:
623:
946:Academics of the Royal Northern College of Music
927:
829:David M. Cummings (2000). "Sullivan, Ghillian".
687:David M. Cummings (2000). "Hetherington, Hugh".
326:
902:
849:
737:
598:
544:
517:
490:
153:Langford was also a guest conductor with the
91:(1936, 1937, and 1939), and the Dew Fairy in
436:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
16:British soprano, conductor and voice teacher
796:Joyce Bourne, Joyce Bourne Kennedy (2008).
112:and taught masterclasses internationally.
106:Entertainments National Service Association
172:
674:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O007161
450:Michael Oliver, "The pure and lyrical",
725:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.44521
322:
320:
928:
572:Meribeth Bunch, R.E.M. Bowden (2013).
318:
316:
314:
312:
310:
308:
306:
304:
302:
300:
157:; conducting performances of Handel's
707:
656:
177:Langford's first husband was violist
951:Alumni of the Royal College of Music
660:(2002). "Greenawald, Sheri (Kay)".
297:
13:
626:"Gasztowt-Adams, Helen (Catriona)"
50:
14:
977:
837:International Biographical Centre
773:International Biographical Centre
695:International Biographical Centre
634:International Biographical Centre
966:British women conductors (music)
832:International Who's Who in Music
802:A Dictionary of Opera Characters
769:International Who's Who in Music
690:International Who's Who in Music
630:International Who's Who in Music
69:Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
896:
868:
843:
822:
789:
756:
731:
701:
680:
650:
617:
592:
578:. Springer Vienna. p. VI.
565:
538:
511:
380:Operas in English: A Dictionary
110:Royal Northern College of Music
852:Großes Sängerlexikon, Volume 4
740:Großes Sängerlexikon, Volume 4
601:Großes Sängerlexikon, Volume 4
548:Großes Sängerlexikon, Volume 4
524:. Spiramus Press. p. 50.
494:Großes Sängerlexikon, Volume 4
484:
459:
444:
400:
378:Margaret Ross Griffel (2013).
371:
362:
359:Wearing, pg. 517, 596, and 746
353:
344:
150:'s first conducting teacher.
75:where she performed mainly in
1:
575:Dynamics of the Singing Voice
290:
882:, Arno Press, 1976, p. 585.
876:excerpt from "Weaving, John"
129:The Saint of Bleecker Street
7:
332:"Obituary: Audrey Langford"
67:. She was committed to the
10:
982:
763:David M. Cummings (2000).
624:David M. Cummings (2000).
123:The Old Maid and the Thief
85:(1936) a Flower Maiden in
956:English operatic sopranos
184:
909:Rowman & Littlefield
711:(2001). "Hill, Martyn".
806:Oxford University Press
717:Oxford University Press
715:. Oxford Music Online.
666:Oxford University Press
664:. Oxford Music Online.
456:(London), November 2000
173:Personal life and death
903:J. P. Wearing (2014).
874:Rich, Maria F. (ed.),
518:Linda Kitchen (2018).
216:Meribeth (Bunch) Dayme
126:on July 14, 1960, and
65:Royal College of Music
166:Bastien und Bastienne
765:"Nendick, Josephine"
386:. p. 354, 430.
225:Helen Gasztowt-Adams
134:Queen Elizabeth Hall
808:. p. 330-331.
199:Richard Warner Best
136:for a recording of
713:Grove Music Online
662:Grove Music Online
330:(30 August 1994).
118:Gian Carlo Menotti
73:Sir Thomas Beecham
61:Greater Manchester
26:— 5 August 1994,
531:978-1-910151-56-3
467:"Audrey Langford"
267:Ghillian Sullivan
259:Josephine Nendick
233:Hugh Hetherington
221:Elisabeth Erikson
212:Christine Bunning
94:Hansel and Gretel
30:) was an English
973:
922:
890:
872:
866:
865:
847:
841:
840:
826:
820:
819:
793:
787:
786:
760:
754:
753:
735:
729:
728:
705:
699:
698:
684:
678:
677:
654:
648:
647:
621:
615:
614:
596:
590:
589:
569:
563:
562:
542:
536:
535:
515:
509:
508:
488:
482:
481:
479:
477:
463:
457:
448:
442:
441:
435:
427:
404:
398:
397:
375:
369:
368:Wearing, pg. 574
366:
360:
357:
351:
350:Wearing, pg. 526
348:
342:
341:
328:Elizabeth Forbes
324:
276:Josephine Veasey
271:Torhild Staahlen
256:Arwel Huw Morgan
250:Dorothy Maddison
229:Sheri Greenawald
179:Frederick Riddle
143:Marie-Magdeleine
44:Elizabeth Forbes
981:
980:
976:
975:
974:
972:
971:
970:
926:
925:
919:
899:
894:
893:
873:
869:
862:
848:
844:
827:
823:
816:
798:"Rodgers, Joan"
794:
790:
783:
775:. p. 463.
761:
757:
750:
736:
732:
706:
702:
685:
681:
655:
651:
644:
636:. p. 222.
622:
618:
611:
597:
593:
586:
570:
566:
559:
543:
539:
532:
516:
512:
505:
489:
485:
475:
473:
465:
464:
460:
449:
445:
429:
428:
424:
416:. p. 136.
414:Greenwood Press
405:
401:
394:
384:Scarecrow Press
376:
372:
367:
363:
358:
354:
349:
345:
337:The Independent
325:
298:
293:
288:
253:Maureen Morelle
244:Richard Jackson
187:
175:
146:. She was also
53:
51:Life and career
42:. Musicologist
22:(28 June 1912,
20:Audrey Langford
17:
12:
11:
5:
979:
969:
968:
963:
961:Voice teachers
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
924:
923:
917:
898:
895:
892:
891:
867:
860:
842:
839:. p. 623.
821:
814:
788:
781:
755:
748:
730:
700:
697:. p. 281.
679:
658:Walsh, Michael
649:
642:
616:
609:
591:
584:
564:
557:
537:
530:
510:
503:
483:
471:Opera Scotland
458:
443:
422:
399:
392:
370:
361:
352:
343:
295:
294:
292:
289:
287:
286:
281:
278:
273:
268:
265:
260:
257:
254:
251:
248:
245:
242:
239:
234:
231:
226:
223:
218:
213:
210:
205:
200:
197:
191:
186:
183:
174:
171:
155:Scottish Opera
138:Jules Massenet
52:
49:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
978:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
933:
931:
920:
918:9780810893047
914:
910:
906:
901:
900:
889:
888:0-405-06652-X
885:
881:
877:
871:
863:
861:9783598440885
857:
853:
846:
838:
834:
833:
825:
817:
815:9780199550395
811:
807:
803:
799:
792:
784:
782:9780948875533
778:
774:
770:
766:
759:
751:
749:9783598440885
745:
741:
734:
726:
722:
718:
714:
710:
704:
696:
692:
691:
683:
675:
671:
667:
663:
659:
653:
645:
643:9780948875533
639:
635:
631:
627:
620:
612:
610:9783598440885
606:
602:
595:
587:
585:9783709120651
581:
577:
576:
568:
560:
558:9783598440885
554:
550:
549:
541:
533:
527:
523:
522:
514:
506:
504:9783598440885
500:
496:
495:
487:
472:
468:
462:
455:
454:
447:
439:
433:
425:
423:9780313298356
419:
415:
411:
403:
395:
393:9780810883253
389:
385:
381:
374:
365:
356:
347:
339:
338:
333:
329:
323:
321:
319:
317:
315:
313:
311:
309:
307:
305:
303:
301:
296:
285:
282:
280:David Wakeman
279:
277:
274:
272:
269:
266:
264:
261:
258:
255:
252:
249:
246:
243:
240:
238:
235:
232:
230:
227:
224:
222:
219:
217:
214:
211:
209:
208:Jeffrey Black
206:
204:
203:Susan Bickley
201:
198:
196:
193:
192:
190:
182:
180:
170:
168:
167:
162:
161:
156:
151:
149:
145:
144:
139:
135:
131:
130:
125:
124:
119:
113:
111:
107:
103:
98:
96:
95:
90:
89:
84:
83:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
48:
45:
41:
40:voice teacher
37:
33:
29:
25:
21:
904:
897:Bibliography
879:
870:
851:
845:
830:
824:
801:
791:
768:
758:
739:
733:
712:
703:
688:
682:
661:
652:
629:
619:
600:
594:
574:
567:
546:
540:
520:
513:
492:
486:
474:. Retrieved
470:
461:
451:
446:
408:
402:
379:
373:
364:
355:
346:
335:
263:Joan Rodgers
188:
176:
164:
158:
152:
141:
127:
121:
114:
102:World War II
99:
92:
86:
80:
54:
19:
18:
941:1994 deaths
936:1912 births
709:Blyth, Alan
521:Opera Lives
284:Jon Weaving
247:Janis Kelly
237:Martyn Hill
195:Helen Adams
163:(1964) and
148:David Parry
77:comprimario
930:Categories
476:October 1,
453:Gramophone
291:References
432:cite book
160:Partenope
97:(1937).
36:conductor
241:Ann Hood
169:(1966).
88:Parsifal
57:Rochdale
55:Born in
24:Rochdale
32:soprano
28:Bromley
915:
886:
858:
812:
779:
746:
640:
607:
582:
555:
528:
501:
420:
410:Series
390:
185:Pupils
82:Louise
71:under
38:, and
913:ISBN
884:ISBN
856:ISBN
810:ISBN
777:ISBN
744:ISBN
638:ISBN
605:ISBN
580:ISBN
553:ISBN
526:ISBN
499:ISBN
478:2022
438:link
418:ISBN
388:ISBN
721:doi
670:doi
140:'s
932::
911:.
907:.
878:,
835:.
804:.
800:.
771:.
767:.
719:.
693:.
668:.
632:.
628:.
469:.
434:}}
430:{{
412:.
382:.
334:.
299:^
120::
59:,
34:,
921:.
864:.
818:.
785:.
752:.
727:.
723::
676:.
672::
646:.
613:.
588:.
561:.
534:.
507:.
480:.
440:)
426:.
396:.
340:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.