Musician Dictionary

Dame Janet Baker

British opera and concert singer · mezzo‐soprano and alto

DescriptionBritish opera and concert singer
Source: Wikidata
Born1933-08-21
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceHatfield Hatfield
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Source: Wikidata
Occupationopera singer composer diarist autobiographer singer
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsvoice
Source: Wikidata
Voice typemezzo-soprano
Source: Wikidata
Genresclassical music
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsDecca Philips Records EMI His Master's Voice
Source: Wikidata
AwardsInternational Opera Award Léonie Sonning Music Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Order of the British Empire Grammy Awards Order of the Companions of Honour
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Baker Dame Jane Baker Dame Janet Abbott Baker Dame Janet Baker Dame Janet Maker J. Baker Janet Abbott Baker Janet Baker Janet Bakker Джанет Бэкер Дженет Бейкер ジャネット・ベイカー

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Identifiers

mbid: c02b5594-06d9-40e8-8689-abc6e1dbe4fd · wikidata: Q241001 · isni: 0000000114532954 · discogs: 267134 · apple_music: 621378 · spotify: 4ThA3BeHNucwqI7wKyKS8h

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