Lott, (Dame) Felicity (Ann)

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Lott, (Dame) Felicity (Ann) (b Cheltenham, 1947). Eng. soprano. Opera début, Unicorn Opera, Abingdon, 1973 (Seleuce in Handel's Tolomeo). ENO début 1975; CG 1976 (created Lady 3/Girl 3 in We Come to the River); GTO 1976; Glyndebourne 1977; Amer. début (concert) 1984; Munich 1988 (Christine); NY Met 1990; Vienna State Opera 1991; Salzburg Fest. 1992. Member of Songmakers' Almanac. Outstanding in leading Strauss roles (Marschallin, Octavian, Arabella, Christine, Countess). CBE 1990. DBE 1996.