- She was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1982 Queen's Honours List before being awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1993 Queen's Honours List for her services to opera and classical music.
- Opera singer; soprano.
- She originally planned to teach biology, but her music teacher had her audition at Trinity College, and she was admitted to the school on the spot.
- She started out as a mezzo-soprano, gradually developing into a soprano.
- Along with her success in opera, she loved to sing lieder, and made several recordings.
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