Emma Kirkby

Singer, Musical Artist

1949 –

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Who is Emma Kirkby?

Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby, DBE is an English soprano singer and one of the world's most renowned early music specialists. She attended Sherborne School For Girls in Dorset and was a classics student at Somerville College, Oxford, and an English teacher before developing a career as a soloist. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours list.

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Born
Feb 26, 1949
Cambridge
Also known as
  • Carolyn Emma Kirkby
  • Kirkby, Emma
  • Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby, DBE
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Education
  • Somerville College, Oxford
  • Sherborne Girls

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on July 23, 2013

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