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Florence Hinkle
American operatic soprano
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Florence Hinkle (June 22, 1885 - April 19, 1933) was an operatic soprano.
Biography
Born on June 22, 1885, in Columbia, Pennsylvania, she toured with the Metropolitan Opera and, in 1915, performed in Richmond, Virginia.[1] In 1919, she appeared at Aeolian Hall (Manhattan).[2] She died on April 19, 1933, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Family
On June 20, 1916, in Manhattan she married Herbert Witherspoon, he had been previously married.[3] Her widower died in 1935 after being named as the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera to replace Giulio Gatti-Casazza.[4] His will set aside money for the Library of Congress to buy musical manuscripts in her name.[5]
