Flora Woodman
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Flora Woodman was a Scottish soprano singer popular for her London concert performances in the first decades of the twentieth century. She extensively performed in oratorios such as The Messiah and Elijah.
She sang at the Hallé in 1915. In 1920 she was featured soloist for the Hamilton Choral society, and "challenged criticism" at a Queen's Hall concert. She sang The Messiah' with the Scottish Orchestra in 1927, but it was her performance of the Mad Scene from Lucia di Lammermoor that brought her favorable reviews. She was a soloist at the Norfolk and Norwich Triennial Music Festivals of 1927 and 1930. She toured the United States and Canada in 1929
She was reviewed as having a "light" voice, a "beaming smile" and "passably in tune" but having a limited range.
She recorded for The Gramophone Company.