Mary Bothwell

Mary Bothwell (November 28, 1900 – mid-1970s) was a Canadian classical vocalist and painter. As a singer she began her career as a contralto, but ultimately ended up performing soprano parts in the opera and concert repertoire. Early life and education Bothwell was born in Hickson near Woodstock, Ontario, the daughter of Alexander Bothwell and Mary Thompson. She studied at the Canadian Academy of Music in Toronto where she was a voice student of Otto Morando and a piano student of Peter C. Kennedy. From 1920 to 1929 she performed as a contralto in opera and oratorio performances in Toronto and Buffalo, New York. In 1937 she went to Austria to study singing at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg. The following year she moved to New York City, where she was a pupil of Paul Althouse. Career Bothwell made her recital debut in New York City at Town Hall on November 1, 1938, and continued to appear there until the early 1960s.