Barbara Coffin

Birthday: January 24, 1931 in Berkeley, California, USA

Barbara Coffin was a singer and actress living in Seattle, Wa. During her heyday in the 1960's through 1980's, she frequently sang with the Seattle Opera as well as the Portland Opera and ot ...Show More

Barbara Coffin was a singer and actress living in Seattle, Wa. During her heyday in the 1960's through 1980's, she frequently sang with the Seattle Opera as well as the Portland Opera and other west coast venues. During the 1960's and early 70's she could also be found singing jazz and cabaret music at Seattle's "111 Yesler" and "Rossilini's 410" restaurants. In the 1980's, she teamed up with another Opera Singer, Carolyn Maia, and developed a traveling children's show which they performed all around the Northwest. They also had a cabaret show which they performed privately and at an annual Seattle music festival, Bumbershoot. Hide