Emma Kirkby

Summary

Emma Kirkby is a human^[1]. She was born in Camberley^[2]. She was born on February 26, 1949^[3]. She worked as an opera singer^[4]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Born in Camberley^[2], Emma Kirkby…
• Emma Kirkby was born on February 26, 1949^[3].
• Emma Kirkby held citizenship in United Kingdom^[6].
• Emma Kirkby's professions included opera singer^[4].
• Emma Kirkby's education included a stint at Somerville College^[7].
• Emma Kirkby's education included a stint at Sherborne School for Girls^[8].
• Emma Kirkby was educated at Hanford School^[9].
• Emma Kirkby received the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[10].
• Emma Kirkby received the honorary doctor of the University of Bath^[11].
• Emma Kirkby received the Handel Prize^[12].
• Emma Kirkby received the The Queen's Medal for Music^[13].
• Emma Kirkby is recorded as female^[14].
• Emma Kirkby's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Emma Kirkby's genre is classical music^[16].
• Emma Kirkby's Commons category is recorded as Emma Kirkby^[17].
• Emma Kirkby's voice type is recorded as soprano^[18].
• Emma Kirkby's family name is recorded as Kirkby^[19].
• Emma Kirkby's given name is recorded as Emma^[20].
• Emma Kirkby's official website is recorded as http://www.emmakirkby.com^[21].
• Emma Kirkby's instrument is recorded as voice^[22].
• Emma Kirkby's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library^[23].
• Emma Kirkby's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Emma Kirkby's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Emma Kirkby'}^[25].
• Emma Kirkby's start of work period is recorded as 1971^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: GB^[28]

• Began / founded: 1949-02-26^[29]

• Genre(s): classical^[30]

• Community tags: british, classical, english, soprano, uk^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 991cc758-2c03-417f-b8a8-d5c1f16f58cb^[32]

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Origins and Family

Emma Kirkby was born in Camberley^[2]. She was born on February 26, 1949^[3].

Education

Educated at Somerville College^[7], a college of the University of Oxford^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1879^[35], headquartered in Oxford^[36]; Sherborne School for Girls^[8], a boarding school^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1895^[39], headquartered in Sherborne^[40]; and Hanford School^[9], a preparatory school^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1947^[43], headquartered in North Dorset^[44].

Career and Affiliations

Emma Kirkby worked as an opera singer^[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[10], a grade of an order^[45], in United Kingdom^[46]; honorary doctor of the University of Bath^[11], an award^[47], in United Kingdom^[48]; Handel Prize^[12], an award^[49], in Germany^[50], founded in 1956^[51]; and The Queen's Medal for Music^[13], a music award^[52], in United Kingdom^[53], founded in 2005^[54].

Why It Matters

Emma Kirkby ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).^[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

FAQs

Where was Emma Kirkby born?

Emma Kirkby's place of birth was Camberley^[2].

What did Emma Kirkby do for work?

Emma Kirkby worked as opera singer^[4].

Where did Emma Kirkby go to school?

Emma Kirkby was educated at Somerville College^[7], Sherborne School for Girls^[8], and Hanford School^[9].

What awards did Emma Kirkby receive?

Honors received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[10], honorary doctor of the University of Bath^[11], Handel Prize^[12], and The Queen's Medal for Music^[13].