Exhibition

Isobel Baillie post 1920

Dame Isobel Baillie (1895-1983) was a renowned soprano whose career took flight while she was based in Manchester.
She is often associated in work with conductor Sir Hamilton Harty. She married Henry Leonard Wrigley, in 1917 and had 2 children. Debuting with the Hallé in 1919, she later taught at the Royal College of Music (1955-7, 1961-4), Cornell University (1960-1) and the Manchester School of Music (from 1970). She gave a few lessons to Kathleen Ferrier, and often sang with her.

Part of Connecting Manchester's Music Archives

Exhibits

HA/P/5/16/1 - Hallé Archives
With Vaughan Williams
1952
Small photograph, black and white, glossy finish; Isobel Baillie holding hands with Vaughan Williams who is sitting down; all looking directly at the camera; landscape shot.

PC/15/3/6/5 - Hallé Archives
Concert flier
9 Feb 1954
Song recital by Isobel Baillie accompanied by Wainwright Morgan. Note of following week's concert featuring Norman Tattersall, baritone & Martin Wilson, solo piano.

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me51/11 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
22-02-1920
Isobel Baillie, Eric Fogg, Miss Selsey Ochiltree, Horace Brown, New Islington Hall

HA/PR/1/1/34 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 68th Season - 1 volume
22 Oct 1925-18 Mar 1926
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/48 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 82nd Season - 1 volume
22 Oct 1939-5 May 1940
This is not the official bound copy, which is missing. As well as the main twenty concerts of the October to March season, it includes programmes from the five concerts in the Spring Series. Indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/47 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 81st Season - 1 volume
20 Oct 1938-16 Mar 1939
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/46 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 80th Season - 1 volume
21 Oct 1937-17 Mar 1938
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/45 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 79th Season - 1 volume
15 Oct 1936-11 Mar 1937
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/43 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 77th Season - 1 volume
18 Oct 1934-14 Mar 1935
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/42 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 76th Season - 1 volume
19 Oct 1933-15 Mar 1934
This is not an 'official' bound copy, the original set is missing. This is one of the blue bound series.

HA/PR/1/1/41 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 75th Season - 1 volume
20 Oct 1932-16 Mar 1933
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/40 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 74th Season - 1 volume
15 Oct 1931-10 Mar 1932
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/39 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 73rd Season - 1 volume
16 Oct 1930-12 Mar 1931
Repertoire indexed

HA/PR/1/1/38 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 72nd Season - 1 volume
17 Oct 1929-13 Mar 1930
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/37 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 71st Season - 1 volume
18 Oct 1928-14 Mar 1929
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/36 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 70th Season - 1 volume
20 Oct 1927-15 Mar 1928
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/35 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 69th Season - 1 volume
21 Oct 1926-17 Mar 1927
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/33 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 67th Season - 1 volume
16 Oct 1924-26 Mar 1925
Repertoire indexed.

HA/PR/1/1/49 - Hallé Archives
Bound programmes: 83rd Season - 1 volume
20 Oct 1940-23 Mar 1941
Indexed.

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/69 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
14-09-1920
Isobel Baillie, Edward Isaacs, Alice Froggatt, Houldsworth Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/70 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
05-10-1920
Isobel Baillie, Eric Fogg, Kathleen Moorhouse, Houldsworth Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/71 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
22-02-1921
Isobel Baillie, Constance le Mesurier, Mr St. George Moore, Houldsworth Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/72 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
31-01-1922
Isobel Baillie, Lee Thistlethwaite, Alice Froggatt, Houldsworth Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me51/12 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
05-03-1922
Isobel Baillie, Eric Fogg, Jo Lamb, New Islington Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/73 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
22-08-1922
Isobel Baillie

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/74 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
14-11-1939
Isobel Baillie, Norman Allin, John Wills, Eric Fogg, Dora Gilson, Houldsworth Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/75 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
05-05-1942
Isobel Baillie, Dorothy Crewe, Dennis Chapman, Nancy Rothwell, Houldsworth Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/76 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
11-05-1943
Isobel Baillie, Gerald Moore, Houldsworth Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/77 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
03-10-1944
Isobel Baillie, Gerald Moore, Houldsworth Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/78 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
29-10-1946
Isobel Baillie, Gerald Moore, Houldsworth Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/79 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
14-10-1947
Isobel Baillie, Adrian Holland, Houldsworth Hall

HWML/780.69/R780.69Me86/80 - Henry Watson Music Archive
Concert programme - 1 item
11-01-49
Isobel Baillie, Michael Mullinar, Houldsworth Hall