Miss Rose Bampton, Leading Soprano, Metropolitan Opera Company star who sang to the Regiment for two hours in the Seaforth Armoury shortly before the Regiment proceeded overseas in December 939. This picture was presented by her to Major Doug Johnstone, DCM. She was given Seaforth issue badges and insignia. Signed. "Major Johnstone …I go this ... goes. Rose (?) Bampton 21st October 39" Photographer: Ray Ashman, New York (impressed named bottom right corner) Partly faded. Rose Bampton (November 28, 1907 – August 21, 2007) was a celebrated American opera singer who had an active international career during the 1930s and 1940s. She began her professional career performing mostly minor roles from the mezzo-soprano repertoire in 1929 but later switched to singing primarily leading soprano roles in 1937 until her retirement from the opera stage in 1963. She notably had a lengthy and fruitful partnership with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, singing there for eighteen consecutive seasons between 1932 and 1950. Her greatest successes were from the dramatic soprano repertoire, particularly in operas by Richard Wagner.