San Francisco Opera - #ThrowbackThursday We were sad to hear that British soprano Heather Harper passed away earlier this week. She made her San Francisco Opera debut as Charlotte in Massenet's Werther
![Heather Harper, outstanding soprano celebrated for her performances in Strauss, Wagner and Handel's 'Messiah' – obituary Heather Harper, outstanding soprano celebrated for her performances in Strauss, Wagner and Handel's 'Messiah' – obituary](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2019/04/23/TELEMMGLPICT000194959520_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWeZ_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8.jpeg)
Heather Harper, outstanding soprano celebrated for her performances in Strauss, Wagner and Handel's 'Messiah' – obituary
![Les concerts imaginaires iv bis - britten : war requiem 3rd & 4th parts de Ernest Ansermet / Heather Harper / Peter Pears, 33T Gatefold chez elyseeclassic - Ref:122857016 Les concerts imaginaires iv bis - britten : war requiem 3rd & 4th parts de Ernest Ansermet / Heather Harper / Peter Pears, 33T Gatefold chez elyseeclassic - Ref:122857016](https://img.cdandlp.com/2022/07/imgL/122857016.jpg)
Les concerts imaginaires iv bis - britten : war requiem 3rd & 4th parts de Ernest Ansermet / Heather Harper / Peter Pears, 33T Gatefold chez elyseeclassic - Ref:122857016
Obituary: Heather Harper, acclaimed soprano and regular star of the Edinburgh Festival | HeraldScotland
![Haendel : Theodora. Harper, Forrester, Young, Somary.: Heather Harper, Soprano - Maureen Forrester, Contralto - Maureen Lehane, Contralto - Alexander Young, Ténor - John Lawrenson, Baryton - Edgar Fleet, Ténor - Harold Haendel : Theodora. Harper, Forrester, Young, Somary.: Heather Harper, Soprano - Maureen Forrester, Contralto - Maureen Lehane, Contralto - Alexander Young, Ténor - John Lawrenson, Baryton - Edgar Fleet, Ténor - Harold](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/818Cu-iYU2L._SY355_.jpg)
Haendel : Theodora. Harper, Forrester, Young, Somary.: Heather Harper, Soprano - Maureen Forrester, Contralto - Maureen Lehane, Contralto - Alexander Young, Ténor - John Lawrenson, Baryton - Edgar Fleet, Ténor - Harold
![Heather Harper: Renowned British soprano who excelled both in the concert hall and on the operatic stage | The Independent | The Independent Heather Harper: Renowned British soprano who excelled both in the concert hall and on the operatic stage | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/04/25/18/Heather-Harper.jpg)
Heather Harper: Renowned British soprano who excelled both in the concert hall and on the operatic stage | The Independent | The Independent
![Death of a standout British soprano, 88 - SlippediscSlippedisc | The inside track on classical music and related cultures, by Norman Lebrecht Death of a standout British soprano, 88 - SlippediscSlippedisc | The inside track on classical music and related cultures, by Norman Lebrecht](https://slippedisc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/heather-harper.jpg)
Death of a standout British soprano, 88 - SlippediscSlippedisc | The inside track on classical music and related cultures, by Norman Lebrecht
![Heather Harper, outstanding soprano celebrated for her performances in Strauss, Wagner and Handel's 'Messiah' – obituary Heather Harper, outstanding soprano celebrated for her performances in Strauss, Wagner and Handel's 'Messiah' – obituary](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2019/04/23/TELEMMGLPICT000194959511_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqGEQfTuanBEoZtkkG5IF6UcyivziYniSJEnuiedUa4R8.jpeg)