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*** ,1933
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90 years old
Zodiac Sign
Leo
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Janet Baker
Dame Janet Abbott Baker is an English soprano best known as a singer of opera, concert and lies. She is particularly attached to the beginnings of Baroque and Italian opera and to the works of Benjamin Britten. Throughout her career, which spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s, she was regarded as an outstanding singing actress and admired by many for her dramatic power, perhaps evident in most as Dido, the tragic heroine. from Berlioz's television series Les Troyens. As a concert performer, Dame Janet was known for her interpretations of music by Gustav Mahler and Edward Elgar. David Gutman, writing in Gramophone, described his performance in Mahler's Kindertotenlieder as "informal, almost self-communicating".
BornJanet Abbott Baker, August 21, 1933, Hatfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
OccupationOpera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Years active1950s–1980s

About Janet Baker

Opera Singer Janet Baker was born in England on August 21, 1933. She's 90 years old today.

She is an English opera soprano well recognized for her powerful portrayals of legendary roles such as Dido in Les Troyens. Over the course of her renowned three-decade career, she garnered many of the industry's most coveted honors, including the Royal Philharmonic Society's Gold Medal.

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Janet Baker before becoming famous

Janet Baker was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1933 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Before making her stage debut with Oxford University's Opera Club in 1956, she worked at a bank.

Achievement of Janet Baker

She was the Chancellor of the University of York from 1991 until 2004 after retiring from the stage.

Janet Baker's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1957, she married James Keith Shelley. When she was ten years old, her older brother, Peter, died of a cardiac issue.

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Janet Baker Collabed with

She collaborated with noted pianist Pianist Gerald Moore on a double album that featured forty-two tracks.

Gerald Moore (1899 - 1987) (Pianist)
Gerald Moore (1899 - 1987)

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Janet Baker Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Janet Baker updated on March 15 2023.