Sallie Holman

Sallie Holman
Background information
Birth name Sarah Holman
Born (1849-06-24)June 24, 1849
Lynn, Massachusetts
Died June 7, 1888(1888-06-07) (aged 38)
London, Ontario
Genres opera
Years active 1850sā€“1888
Associated acts Holman English Opera Troupe

Sallie Holman (June 24, 1849 ā€“ June 7, 1888) was a Canadian opera singer.

Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of George W. Holman and Harriet Phillips, and was the principal singer in an English opera troupe, the Holman English Opera Troupe, formed by her father in the 1860s composed of her father, mother, and her siblings. The company toured the eastern United States and Canada from the late 1850s to the early 1880s.[1]

She died on June 7, 1888.

References

  1. ā†‘ Murray D. Edwards and Frances R. Hines. "Sallie Holman". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 11. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
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