1. Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby, is an English soprano and early music specialist.
11 Facts About Emma Kirkby
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Emma Kirkby's father was Geoffrey John Kirkby, a Royal Navy Officer.
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Emma Kirkby did not originally intend to become a professional singer.
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Emma Kirkby married Parrott, and sang with his Taverner Choir which he founded in 1973.
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Emma Kirkby has made over 100 recordings, including madrigals of the Italian and English Renaissance, cantatas and oratorios of the Baroque, works of Mozart, Haydn and Johann Christian Bach.
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In 1994, Emma Kirkby was awarded an Honorary Degree from the University of Bath.
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Emma Kirkby was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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On 21 January 2011 it was announced that Emma Kirkby had been awarded the Queen's Medal for Music, an award funded by the Privy Purse and given to an individual who has had a major influence on the musical life of the nation.
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In 2018, Emma Kirkby was awarded the REMA Early Music Award in recognition of her career as an artist and mentor to young Early Music performers.
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From 1971 to 1983, Emma Kirkby was married to conductor Andrew Parrott.
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Emma Kirkby is a co-president of the opera company Hampstead Garden Opera.