abstract:Mary Shaw (1814 - 9 September 1876) was an English classical contralto who had an active international career in concerts and operas during the 1830s and 1840s. She is best remembered today for creating the role of Cuniza in the world premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's first opera Oberto at La Scala in 1839.
"Life in Britain: Using millennial Census data to understand poverty, inequality and place" by Ben Wheeler, MaryShaw, Richard Mitchell and Danny Dorling is published by the Policy Press.
The one-woman show, "The Testament of Mary, " opened Monday at the Walter Kerr Theatre starring Fiona Shaw sharing the stage with a live vulture and taking big bites out of the New Testament.