Margaret Price

Margaret Price

Known for

Acting

Born

April 13, 1941

Birthplace

Blackwood, Wales, UK

Died

January 28, 2011 (aged 69)

Biography

Dame Margaret Berenice Price (13 April 1941 – 28 January 2011) was a Welsh soprano.

Price was born in Blackwood, near Caerphilly in South Wales. Born with deformed legs, she underwent surgery at age four and suffered pain in her legs for the rest of her life. She often looked after her younger brother John, who was born with a mental handicap. The family had ties in Cardigan and north Pembrokeshire and often spent their summer holiday in Moylgrove.

Her father, a talented amateur pianist, was opposed to a musical career, and hence she never attended an eisteddfod and was aiming for a career as a biology teacher. She was educated at Pontllanfraith Secondary School, near Caerphilly. When she...

Best known work

Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Aida - San Francisco Opera
Aida - San Francisco Opera
1981
Verdi: Requiem
Verdi: Requiem
1982
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
1967
Celibidache in St. Florian - Bruckner's Mass in F minor
Celibidache in St. Florian - Bruckner's Mass in F minor
2013
Le monde est à vous
Le monde est à vous
1987

Filmography

  1. 2013

    Celibidache in St. Florian - Bruckner's Mass in F minor

    as Self

  2. 1987

    Le monde est à vousTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  3. 1982

    Verdi: Requiem

    as Self - Soprano

  4. 1981

  5. 1972

    Le Grand ÉchiquierTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  6. 1967

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