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Emma Kirkby

エマ・カークビー　/　えま・かーくびー

Opera singer from United Kingdom

February 26, 1949 (age 77)　・　Camberley, United Kingdom

opera singer

My Take

Emma Kirkby is, to me, the quiet aristocrat of early music. She never chased fashion; instead she built a career on purity of tone and scholarly devotion, and the world eventually came to her. More than 100 recordings, a damehood, the Handel Prize, the Queen's Medal for Music, and yet almost nothing public about her private life. That restraint feels intentional and dignified. I admire artists who let the work speak and refuse to perform their personality. Her soprano became a kind of standard for how Baroque song should breathe. For me she represents excellence without ego, and that is rare and worth honoring.

Overview

Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby, (; born 26 February 1949) is an English soprano and early music specialist. She has sung on more than 100 recordings.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Emma Kirkby
Name (Japanese): エマ・カークビー
Reading: えま・かーくびー
Born: February 26, 1949 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Ox
Origin: Camberley, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: opera singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Somerville College

Awards & achievements

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1994 honorary doctor of the University of Bath
1997 Handel Prize
2010 The Queen's Medal for Music

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.emmakirkby.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC

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