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Janet Baker

British opera and concert singer · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1933 · age 93

Dame Janet Abbott Baker is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer.

Janet Baker is read about 85 times a day, in 27 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026

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A life in dates

2022International Opera AwardAward2011Gramophone Award for Lifetime AchievementAward1995Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1990Royal Philharmonic Society Gold MedalAward1979Léonie Sonning Music PrizeAward1933Born21 August 1933

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International Opera Award2022
Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement2011
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres1995
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal1990
Léonie Sonning Music Prize1979
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Order of the British Empire
Order of the Companions of Honour
Grammy Awards

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1933 · age 93

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