Janet Baker was born on August 21, 1933 in York, England. She is an actress, known for Happiness (1998), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) and Byzantium (2012).
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo, Shakespeare Prize
Movies
Janet Baker
Star Sign
Leo
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Quote
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For me, Schubert contains the world.
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Fact
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She was appointed a Companion of Honour (CH) in the 1994 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to music.
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She was awarded the DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1976 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to music.
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She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to music.
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Famous for singing roles origionally done by Castrati. Castrati were male singers who were castrated before puberty so that their voices wouldn't change. The Castrati sound combined the purity of a boy's voice, with the lung power and control of a full-grown male voice. Because this practice has been outlawed, today only women can sing in the range of a castrato role. Baker specialized in this type of role and became very famous for it.
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Renowned opera singer knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to music.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland
1973
TV Movie
Penelope
Music on 2
1965
TV Series
Dido
Julius Caesar
1984
TV Movie
Julius Caesar
Mary Stuart
1982
TV Movie
Mary Stuart
Orfeo ed Euridice
1982
TV Movie
Orfeo
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Morgan
2016
performer: "FRONDI TENERE E BELLE...OMBRA MAI FÙ" [SERSE, HWV 40 / ACT 1] - as Dame Janet Baker
Byzantium
2012
performer: "Nacht Und Traume, D.827" - as Dame Janet Baker
Coffee and Cigarettes
2003
performer: "Ich Bin der Welt Abhanden Gekommen I Have Lost Track of the World"
Perduto amor
2003
performer: "When I Am Laid In Earth" da Dido & Aeneas
Happiness
1998
performer: "Soave sia il vento from Cosi Fan Tutte"
$700,000
