Felicity Lott has died

This is such very sad, though not unexpected, news. I listened to the interview with John Wilson only this morning and was moved yet again by Flotty's self-deprecating demeanor and her exquisitely beautiful singing of Strauss. Rest in peace, dear lady, and thank you.

Yes, I too heard the program this week. She has always been one of our favourite sopranos and while we never saw her in a live performance, we have watched her on screen in a number of roles. My favourite being a production of Rossini's Cendrillon, where her wit and playfulness underlay the whole production.

I listened to it too and was so impressed by her sweet, self deprecating nature, I checked her profile, out of interest. How sad.
As an aside, I must say what is notable though is that so many of us are listening to quality radio...i.e. radio 4. This is our generation, let's hope they never dumb it down.

Beautiful memory for you to share with us Luckygirl and so wonderfully written.

DH and I listened to the John Wilson interview. Neither of us are great opera fans, but we were both enchanted by her and then so sad to hear the news yesterday.
I read the comments of the radio 3 facebook site just now and she was so loved by so many.
Her friends and family must be so shocked and sad.

This so so sad. I am going to listen to the John Wilson programme later. This is the value of Gransnet. There aren’t many people who I could discuss this with, as they wouldn’t have heard of her - but I saw this thread and knew that I could share my sadness at this news.

Such sad news. I remember first seeing her when she played Pamina in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at ENO way back in the early 1970s when she must have still been in her 20s.

She had a beautiful pure tone and a great stage presence.

I am very sad that Denis Lecorrier (Dr Hook) has died

I saw her perform just the once, and that was in a concert at Royal Holloway, where she was a student in her final year of studying French. I thought she had such an amazing voice that she must be a professional but she was still an undergraduate. She was singing the Ode to St Cecilia, by Purcell. She also played Yum-Yum in a student production. I was a first-year undergraduate at Royal Holloway at the time but never met her.

You can hear (though not see) her singing Schubert's 'An die Musik' on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9TlAOKCmaQ. I too looked her up after her delightful interview, and discovered this lovely piece.

Jennerdysphoria - thank you for posting that. She sings it beautifully. I love the restraint and absence of unnecessary vibrato.

Thank you so much for the link, Jennerdysphoria. I listened to the interview and hope that when my own time comes I'll have the same sensible attitude as she had to her own terminal diagnosis.