Dame Janet Baker

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Born
21 August 1933 (age 91)
Born In
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Dame Janet Baker (born August 21, 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer. She was particularly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten. During her career, which spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s, she was considered an outstanding singing actress and widely admired for her dramatic intensity, perhaps best represented in her famous portrayal as Dido, the tragic heroine of Hector Berlioz's magnum opus 'Les Troyens'. As a concert performer, Baker was noted for her interpretat… read more
Dame Janet Baker (born August 21, 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer. She was particularly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten. During her career, which spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s,… read more
Dame Janet Baker (born August 21, 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer. She was particularly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten. During her career, which spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s, she was considered an outstanding singing actress and widely admired fo… read more

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2 Die Ervartung, D159 Die Ervartung, D159
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3 Schäfers Klagelied D 121 Schäfers Klagelied D 121
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4 Der Alpenjäger D588 (Schiller) Der Alpenjäger D588 (Schiller)
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5 Così fan tutte, KV.588 Act 1 'Ah, scostati!' 'Smanie implacabili' Così fan tutte, KV.588 Act 1 'Ah, scostati!' 'Smanie implacabili'
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6 Die Vätergruft (Uhland) Die Vätergruft (Uhland)
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  1. 404 listeners

    1 Jan 2003 · 73 tracks

    Dame Janet Baker: Philips And Decca Recordings 1961-1979
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  2. 328 listeners

    1 Jun 2008 · 83 tracks

    Icon: Dame Janet Baker
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  3. 312 listeners

    1 Jan 1994 · 16 tracks

    Bach/Purcell/Rameau/Cavalli/Ravel/Chausson - Janet Baker
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  4. 205 listeners

    28 Jun 2013 · 45 tracks

    The Great EMI Recordings - French Mélodies: Berlioz, Ravel, Chausson, Duparc, Fauré, Debussy
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