Margaret Price was born on April 13, 1941 in Blackwood, Wales. She was an actress, known for Aida (1981), Don Carlo (1978) and God's Comedy (1995). She died on January 28, 2011 in Moyle Grove, Wales.
Along with her success in opera, she loved to sing lieder, and made several recordings.
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She started out as a mezzo-soprano, gradually developing into a soprano.
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She originally planned to teach biology, but her music teacher had her audition at Trinity College, and she was admitted to the school on the spot.
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Opera singer; soprano.
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She was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1982 Queen's Honours List before being awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1993 Queen's Honours List for her services to opera and classical music.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Aida
1981/II
TV Movie
Aida
Don Carlo
1978
TV Movie
Elisabetta di Valois
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Comédia de Deus
1995
performer: "'Mild und liese wie es lächelt', extracto de 'Tristan und Isolde'"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gala of Stars 1986
1986
TV Special documentary
Herself
Live from Lincoln Center
1983
TV Series
Herself (soprano)
This Is Your Life
1981
TV Series documentary
Herself
The David Frost Show
1972
TV Series
Herself
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
$800,000
