Background
BAKER, Dame was born on August 21, 1933 in Hatfield, Yorkshire. Daughter of Robert Abbott and May (nee Pollard) Baker.
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Dame Janet Janet BAKER
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Dame Janet Baker, British vocalist. Named Commander Ordre des arts et des lettres; recipient Kathleen Ferrier Memorial prize, 1956, Queen's prize, 1959, Shakespeare prize F.v.S. Foundation Hamburg, Grand prix French National Academy Lyric Recordings, 1975, Leonie Sonning prize Denmark, 1979, Gold medal Royal Philharmonic Society, 1990; Honorary fellow St. Anne's College, Oxford, 1975, honorary fellow Downing College, Cambridge, 1985.
Education
Student, York College for Girls, England. Doctor of Music (honorary), Birmingham, 1968. Doctor of Music (honorary), Leicester, 1974.
Doctor of Music (honorary), London, 1974. Doctor of Music (honorary), Hull, 1975. Doctor of Music (honorary), Oxford, 1975.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Leeds, 1980. Doctor of Music (honorary), Cambridge, 1984. Doctor of Music (honorary), Lancaster, 1983.
Doctor of Music (honorary), York, 1984.
Career
President Royal Scottish Academy, of Music and Drama since 1983. President London Sinfonia since 1986. Retd, from operatic stage July 1982, continues to give concert performances.
Kathleen Ferrier Memorial.
Fellow, Saint Anne’s College, Oxford 1975, Downing College, Cambridge 1985. Grand Prix, French National Academy, of Lyric.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Foundation Sport and Arts, since 1991. Member Opera Board Royal Opera House, Convent Garden, 1994—1997.
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Married James Keith Shelley in 1957.
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Nationality
British
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Named Commander Ordre des arts et des lettres. Recipient Kathleen Ferrier Memorial prize, 1956, Queen's prize, 1959, Shakespeare prize F.v.S. Foundation Hamburg, Grand prix French National Academy Lyric Recordings, 1975, Leonie Sonning prize Denmark, 1979, Gold medal Royal Philharmonic Society, 1990. Honorary fellow St. Anne's College, Oxford, 1975, honorary fellow Downing College, Cambridge, 1985.Named Commander Ordre des arts et des lettres. Recipient Kathleen Ferrier Memorial prize, 1956, Queen's prize, 1959, Shakespeare prize F.v.S. Foundation Hamburg, Grand prix French National Academy Lyric Recordings, 1975, Leonie Sonning prize Denmark, 1979, Gold medal Royal Philharmonic Society, 1990. Honorary fellow St. Anne's College, Oxford, 1975, honorary fellow Downing College, Cambridge, 1985.