Hodgson, Alfreda
Hodgson, Alfreda (b Morecambe, 1940; d Prestwich, Manchester, 1992). Eng. mezzo-soprano. Début Liverpool 1961, London 1963. Several appearances in opera, but mainly heard in oratorio, Mahler, Elgar, etc. ENO début 1974 (Ulrica in A Masked Ball); CG 1983 (L'Enfant et les Sortilèges).
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