| LC control no. | no2021004178 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Tofts, Catherine, approximately 1685-1756 |
| Variant(s) | Tofts, Mrs., approximately 1685-1756 Toft, Mrs., approximately 1685-1756 Smith, Mrs., approximately 1685-1756 |
| Associated place | Rotterdam (Netherlands) |
| Located | London (England) Venice (Italy) |
| Birth date | 1685~ |
| Death date | 1756 |
| Place of birth | England |
| Place of death | Venice (Italy) |
| Profession or occupation | Sopranos (Singers) |
| Found in | Songs in the new opera call'd Thomyris, 1711: captions passim (Mrs. Tofts [or] Mrs. Toft) Highfill, P.H. A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers & other stage personnel in London, 1660-1800, 1973 (Tofts, Catherine, later Mrs. Joseph Smith; born approximately 1685, probably England, died 1756, Venice; first singer of English birth to sing Italian opera; first known appearance was at Drury Lane, London, 30 November 1703; last London appearance probably 21 May 1709; sang in Rotterdam as Mrs. Smith; probably in Venice by December 1711, married Joseph Smith, successful businessman and later British consul in Venice, 1716 or 1717, but possibly earlier) |
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