Florence Kimball

Florence Page Kimball (April 26, 1888 – November 24, 1977[1]) was an American soprano who became a celebrated voice teacher at the Juilliard School where she taught for 46 years.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Kimball was educated at a boarding school before going to Paris to study singing with Sarah Robinson‐Duff, the teacher of Mary Garden, and Frank King Clark.

In the 1920s, Kimball moved back to America to study singing with Marcella Sembrich at the Juilliard School in New York City.

She had hundreds of voice students during her tenure; many of whom had successful careers, including: Annamary Dickey, Martha Flowers, Sung Sook Lee, Jean Madeira, Joyce Mathis, Mariquita Moll, Regina Sarfaty, Nigi Sato, Wilma Shakesneider and Veronica Tyler.

[7] Kimball died at Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers in Greenwich Village at the age of 87.