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Dame Janet Abbott Baker CH, DBE, FRSA (born 21 August 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer. Baker is particularly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten.
Jan 16, 2023 · British classical singer Dame Janet Baker discusses the excitements and pitfalls in her career, the way her childhood shaped her voice and the challenges of her life now.
Janet Baker, English operatic mezzo-soprano who was known for her vocal expression, stage presence, and effective diction. As a recitalist she was noted for her interpretations of the works of Gustav Mahler, Edward Elgar, and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Apr 18, 2007 · Dame Janet Baker sings one of the most beautiful arias of all opera, from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.Glyndebourne, 1966. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
Apr 14, 2019 · In her first documentary for more than 35 years, great, British classical singer Dame Janet Baker talks more openly and emotionally than ever before about her career and her life today.
Aug 12, 2015 · Who was Janet Baker? The answer kept changing. Today, audio and video recordings of her performances still matter to young people who came along after her time; I know young musicians who...
Biography. Born: 21 August, 1933 Hatfield, Yorkshire, England. Dame Janet (she was made a DBE in 1976) started her singing studies with Helen Isepp in 1953. Only three years later she won second prize in the Kathleen Ferrier awards and made her debut in the same year, 1956.
