Florence Macbeth
{{short description|American opera singer}}
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Florence Mary MacBeth (January 12, 1889 – May 5, 1966) was an American operatic soprano.{{cite journal|title=Florence MacBeth - A Singer of the Royal Line |journal=Theatre Magazine |date=1913 |page=82 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QmV9k7QhEssC&q=Florence+MacBeth&pg=RA1-PA82 |access-date=9 June 2018 |publisher=Theatre Magazine Company |language=en}}
Biography
MacBeth was born in Mankato, Minnesota.U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 She sang in opera abroad and with the Chicago Opera Association, as well as in the Mozart operas given by the Society of American Musicians in New York in 1918.{{cite news |title=Florence Macbeth Sings. Opera Soprano Selects Charming Songs for Her First Recital. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C02E4D6143AEF33A25754C1A9659C946996D6CF |quote=Florence Macbeth, soprano, who has sung in opera abroad and with the Chicago company, as well as in the Mozart operas given by the Society of American Musicians in New York last year. |work=The New York Times |date=March 17, 1918 |access-date=2009-11-22 }} She was one of the organizers of the Los Angeles Opera Guild.
Macbeth was married to James M. Cain, American author and journalist.
She shares a name with singer of English/Canadian band The Revolving Doors of London, Florence (Flossie) Macbeth.
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Category:American operatic sopranos
Category:20th-century American women opera singers
Category:Singers from Los Angeles
Category:Classical musicians from California
Category:Classical musicians from Illinois
Category:People from Mankato, Minnesota
Category:Singers from Minnesota
Category:Classical musicians from Minnesota
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