Annice Sidwells
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Annice Sidwells was a star of early wireless radio
in the UK
as a contralto
singer. Her talent betrayed the meager settings of an amateur opera
tic society in a remote Yorkshire market town, and Sidwells became a star of the early radio broadcasts of the BBC
.
Sidwells married Matt Haygarth—a romantic story that was remembered and celebrated in a Yorkshire Television
documentary in 1985.
Sidwells died at the age 99 in 2001, and is buried in Settle.
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
as a contralto
Contralto
Contralto is the deepest female classical singing voice, with the lowest tessitura, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. It typically ranges between the F below middle C to the second G above middle C , although at the extremes some voices can reach the E below middle C or the second B above...
singer. Her talent betrayed the meager settings of an amateur opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
tic society in a remote Yorkshire market town, and Sidwells became a star of the early radio broadcasts of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
Sidwells married Matt Haygarth—a romantic story that was remembered and celebrated in a Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
documentary in 1985.
Sidwells died at the age 99 in 2001, and is buried in Settle.