Anna Russell

Anna Russell (born Anna Claudia Russell-Brown; 27 December 1911 – 18 October 2006) was an English–Canadian singer and comedian. She gave many concerts in which she sang and played comic musical sketches, also playing the piano. Among her best-known works are her concert performances and recordings of The Ring of the Nibelungs (An Analysis) – a humorous 22-minute synopsis of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen – and (on the same album) her parody How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera.