Margaret Price

Welsh opera singer (1941-2011)
Person human Q254781
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Margaret Price

Summary

Margaret Price is a human[1]. She was born in Blackwood[2]. She was born on April 13, 1941[3]. She died in Cardigan[4]. She died on January 28, 2011[5]. She worked as an opera singer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Margaret Price's place of birth was Blackwood[2].
  • Margaret Price died in Cardigan[4].
  • Margaret Price was born on April 13, 1941[3].
  • Margaret Price died on January 28, 2011[5].
  • Margaret Price held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Margaret Price's professions included opera singer[6].
  • Margaret Price was educated at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance[9].
  • Margaret Price received the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • Margaret Price received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • Margaret Price is recorded as female[12].
  • Margaret Price's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Margaret Price's genre is classical music[14].
  • Margaret Price's genre is opera[15].
  • Margaret Price's voice type is recorded as soprano[16].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[17].
  • Margaret Price's family name is recorded as Price[18].
  • Margaret Price's given name is recorded as Margaret[19].
  • Margaret Price studied under Charles Kennedy Scott[20].
  • Margaret Price's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Margaret Price's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Margaret Price's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[23].
  • Margaret Price's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Margaret Price's start of work period is recorded as 1962[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: GB[27]

  • Began / founded: 1941-04-13[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-01-28[29]

  • Community tags: soprano, wales[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 95759653-a106-4215-a338-a8e21d44c907[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Blackwood[2], Margaret Price… she was born on April 13, 1941[3].

Education

Margaret Price was educated at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance[9]. She studied under Charles Kennedy Scott[20].

Career and Affiliations

Margaret Price's professions included opera singer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10], a grade of an order[32], in United Kingdom[33] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11], a grade of an order[34], in United Kingdom[35].

Death and Burial

Margaret Price died on January 28, 2011[5]. She passed away in Cardigan[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[17].

Why It Matters

Margaret Price ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Margaret Price born?

Margaret Price's place of birth was Blackwood[2].

Where did Margaret Price die?

Margaret Price died in Cardigan[4].

What did Margaret Price do for work?

Margaret Price worked as opera singer[6].

Where did Margaret Price go to school?

Margaret Price was educated at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance[9].

What awards did Margaret Price receive?

Honors received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . theartsdesk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation opera singer
    Cantic id 981061287704706706
    Citizenship
    Place of birth Blackwood
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