Mary Howe (singer)

Mary Howe
Mary Howe (in Grand Opera)
Born	1870 Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S.
Died	1952 South Lancaster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names	Mary Howe-Lavin, Mary Howe Burton
Occupation	soprano
Years active	1880-1905
Spouses	William Lavin Edward Burton ​ (m. 1905)​
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Mary Howe (married names, Mary Howe-Lavin and Mary Howe Burton; 1870–1952) was an American operatic soprano, well known in Germany in the 1880s and 1890s. She inherited her musical talents from her father, a choir leader, and chorister, and received early training from a brother, who was a pianist. Howe retired from the stage in 1905 and died in 1952.