Castles, Katrina.

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Katrina Castles (Mrs. Michael Schwab), formerly Kathleen Castles, and also known as Katherine Castles, was an Australian mezzo-soprano Lieder singer, a protege of Mme. Lotte Lehmann, and the childhood friend of Australian-American composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks. Her career was cut short by two bouts of cancer.

From the description of Katrina Castles papers, ca. 1932-1956. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378803

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associatedWith Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962. person
associatedWith Glanville-Hicks, Peggy. person
associatedWith Lehmann, Lotte. person
associatedWith Schumann, Elisabeth. person
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Active 1956

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