Florence Kimball

Florence Kimball
Florence Kimball in 1973
Born
Florence Page Kimball

(1888-04-26)April 26, 1888
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 1977(1977-11-24) (aged 89)
Greenwich Village, New York, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School
Occupations

Florence Page Kimball (April 26, 1888 – November 24, 1977) was an American soprano who became a celebrated voice teacher at the Juilliard School where she taught for 46 years. She taught hundreds of students, and many of her pupils had successful performance careers. Her most famous student was soprano Leontyne Price. As a soprano Kimball was primarily active as a recitalist. In 1929 she performed Verdi arias in a touring vaudeville production.