Maureen Forrester

Maureen Forrester's life was a real "rags to riches" tale. The daughter of a cabinet maker, Forrester dropped out of school at 13. By 16 she had started her musical education. She performed on "Opportunity Knocks" and other talent shows before her professional debut in Elgar's "The Music Makers". She died in 2010 aged 79. She had been suffering from dementia.

Key Facts:
Dates: 25/07/1930-16/06/2010
Nationality: Canadian
Birth Town: Montreal, Quebec
Married: Eugene Kash
Children: Five children

Websites:

Click here for the Bach-Cantata's biography.

Click here for the Wikipedia article.

Articles:

The Telegraph: Maureen Forrester Obituary. (20th Jun 2010)
The Guardian: Maureen Forrester Obituary. (22nd Jun 2010)
The Independent: Maureen Forrester: Contralto celebrated for her interpretations of Mahler. (26th Aug 2010)
The Independent: Maureen Forrester dead at 79. (18th Jun 2010)
Suite101: Opera Contralto Maureen Forrester Began Poor and Sang to Fame. (17th Jun 2010)
The Globe and Mail: Maureen Forrester, opera icon, dead at 79. (16th Jun 2010)
Gramophone: Maureen Forrester, Contralto, has died. (22nd Jun 2010)
The Star: Canadian vocal icon Maureen Forrester takes her final bow, just shy of her 8th birthday. (17th Jun 2010)