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Dame Felicity Lott joins Wigmore Hall Board of Trustees

The internationally renowned soprano Dame Felicity Lott has joined Wigmore Hall’s Board of Trustees with immediate effect. Dame Felicity has a long association with Wigmore Hall, going back to her debut recital in 1975 (with Graham Johnson). She has appeared in every season since then, and was a founder member of the Songmakers’ Almanac.

In 2010, Dame Felicity was awarded the Wigmore Hall medal in recognition of her services to the Hall over many decades, where she has been generous with her time in fundraising and in other capacities.

Chairman of the Board, Sir John Tusa, welcomed Dame Felicity:

‘It is a great honour for Wigmore Hall to have Felicity amongst its Trustees. Her association with us goes back more than three decades. She is one of the most beloved artists to have graced our platform and absolutely personifies the spirit and values of the Hall.’

John Gilhooly, Director of Wigmore Hall, said:

‘Dame Felicity Lott embodies so much of what Wigmore Hall stands for, in terms of quality and continuity. She will bring wisdom and experience to the Board of Trustees and I very much look forward to working with her during the years ahead.’

Dame Felicity Lott said:

‘I am honoured to become a Trustee of Wigmore Hall. I have been privileged to be part of the extended Wigmore Hall family for more than 30 years and now look forward to a new and long association as a Trustee.’

Biography, Dame Felicity Lott

Dame Felicity Lott is one of Britain's best-loved and most widely respected artists. In opera, her portrayals of the Strauss and Mozart roles in particular have led to critical and popular acclaim worldwide. Her concert engagements take her to the major orchestras, working with Rattle, Haitink, Mehta, Previn, Masur, Welser-Möst, Sawallisch and Sir Andrew Davis.

Much of her concert and recital repertoire is recorded, as are many of her great operatic roles: from her wonderful Marschallin under Carlos Kleiber to her Belle Helene, with which she enchanted the Parisians when she sang the role for the first time at the Chatelet in Paris in 2000. A founder member of The Songmakers' Almanac, Felicity has appeared on the major recital platforms of the world and in June 2005 she celebrated the 30th anniversary of her recital debut at the Wigmore Hall.

A noted exponent of French song, she has been awarded the title Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Legion d’Honneur by the French Government. She was made a CBE in the 1990 New Year Honours and, in 1996, was created a Dame Commander of the British Empire. In February 2003 she was awarded the title of Bayerische Kammersängerin. Most recently she was made Doctor Honoris Causa of the University Paris Sorbonne.

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