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Felicity Lott

1947 – 2026

English soprano

Opera singer Soprano
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About Felicity Lott

Lived 1947 – 2026 (aged 79). Felicity Lott was a British opera singer and soprano.

Honours and awards Lott sang Mozart's Laudate Dominum at the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in 1986 at Westminster Abbey. In 2009 she was appointed a visiting professor by Royal Holloway. In 2023 she was awarded Gramophone lifetime achievement award.

Discography In 1977, Lott recorded Charpentier's Te Deum, H. 146, with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted by Philip Ledger, for EMI Records. She was also featured as a soloist in a recording of Mozart's Requiem with the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra. She sang in Haydn's Nelson Mass, conducted by Trevor Pinnock; the recording won a Grammy Award in 1986. Fauré, Gounod, Reynaldo Hahn, Poulenc, and Schubert, often with Graham Johnson, and for Chandos Records, songs by Richard Strauss and Wolf, among others. She recorded an anthology of English songs by 19 composers including Britten, Frank Bridge, Thomas Dunhill, Armstrong Gibbs, Percy Grainger, Herbert Howells, and Maude Valérie White. Offenbach's La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (title role) and La belle Hélène (title role), Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (Pamina), and Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress (Anne Trulove). She participated in Glyndebourne Festival Opera: A Gala Evening in 1992, recorded as DVD by Arthaus Musik.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Conservatory of Grenoble, Royal Holloway, University of London, Pate's Grammar School, Royal Academy of Music
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour; Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University; Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Also known as
Dame Felicity Ann Emwhyla Lott

Family & relationships

Spouse
Gabriel Woolf

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Felicity Lott?

English soprano (1947–2026)

When was Felicity Lott born?

Felicity Lott was born on 8 May 1947 in Cheltenham.

When did Felicity Lott die?

Felicity Lott died on 16 May 2026 in Sussex.

What was Felicity Lott's occupation?

Felicity Lott was an opera singer and soprano.

What nationality was Felicity Lott?

Felicity Lott was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Felicity Lott

· Wikidata: Q288086

· DBpedia: Felicity Lott

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