OPERA STAR DAME MARGARET DIES
Celebrated opera star DAME MARGARET PRICE has passed away at the age of 69.
The Welsh singer, who was considered one of the world’s best sopranos, died from heart failure at her home in Ceredigion, Wales on Friday (28Jan11).
After winning a scholarship to study with conductor Charles Kennedy Scott at just 15, she made her operatic debut with the Welsh National Opera as Cherubino in Mozart’s Marriage Of Figaro in 1962.
She went on to enjoy overnight fame and success when she stood in for Teresa Beganza at the Royal Opera House. Dame Margaret soon became one of opera’s most in-demand stars and performed around the world.
She was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1982 and was made a Dame in 1993.
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