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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.
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. Learn more about Baker’s life and career.
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Apr 14, 2019 · 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. Show more. 1 hour, 30...
In her first documentary for more than 35 years, Dame Janet Baker talks more openly and emotionally than ever before about her career and her life today. With excerpts of her greatest stage roles (as Dido, Mary Stuart, Julius Caesar, and Orpheus), as well as of her appearances in the concert hall and recording studio (works by Beethoven, Handel ...
May 29, 2018 · Thus the English singing sensation Dame Janet Baker — she was named commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1970 and dame commander six years later — began her training. Prior to her retirement in 1982, Baker was an acclaimed master of both opera and lieder (nineteenth-century German art songs for vocals and piano) for more than 30 ...
