Anna Russell
Anna Russell | |
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Russell in 1965. | |
| Born | Anna Claudia Russell-Brown 27 December 1911 Maida Vale, London, England |
| Died | 18 October 2006 (aged 94) Rosedale, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Music |
| Occupation | Vocalist
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Anna Russell (born Anna Claudia Russell-Brown; 27 December 1911 – 18 October 2006) was an English–Canadian singer and comedian. She gave many concerts in which she sang and played comic musical sketches on the piano. Among her best-known works are her concert performances and recordings of The Ring of the Nibelungs (An Analysis) – a humorous 22-minute synopsis of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen – and (on the same album) her parody How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera.