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Belle Cole (1845 or 1853–1905) was an American contralto opera singer.

Belle Cole was born Lucetta Belle Weaver to Philander Weaver and Mary Ruth Ann Harford, the ninth of eleven children. She was married to J. Calvin Cole. She first achieved success while on a transcontinental tour of the United States with Theodore Thomas in 1883. She later sang in England, performing at The Crystal Palace and many other venues. In 1901, she toured Australia and in 1894 she performed in several New Zealand cities.

References

1. George E. Hendry (1903). "Belle Cole...American Contralto". Art UK. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
2. Johnston, Roy (2017). The Musical Life of Nineteenth-Century Belfast. Routledge. ISBN 9781351542104.
3. "Madame Belle Cole". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 August 1894. Retrieved 2022-09-15.

External links

• A poster of Belle Colle in the British Library collection

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