Edith Furmedge

Edith Ellen Furmedge (London, 27 March 1890—London, 9 October 1956) was a British operatic contralto and singing teacher. After secondary school she attended Homerton College, Cambridge to train as a teacher. While in attendance she took up singing and abandoned a career in teaching. She studied with Dinh Gilly whom she eventually married on 2 June 1932. The first mention of Furmedge in the Musical Times from 1921 speaks of her as a participating soloist the Sheffield Amateur Musical Society. She sang regularly under Sir Henry Wood in London and at provincial festivals.

Edith Furmedge

Edith Ellen Furmedge (London, 27 March 1890—London, 9 October 1956) was a British operatic contralto and singing teacher. After secondary school she attended Homerton College, Cambridge to train as a teacher. While in attendance she took up singing and abandoned a career in teaching. She studied with Dinh Gilly whom she eventually married on 2 June 1932. The first mention of Furmedge in the Musical Times from 1921 speaks of her as a participating soloist the Sheffield Amateur Musical Society. She sang regularly under Sir Henry Wood in London and at provincial festivals.