Dame Felicity Ann Emwhyla Lott, DBE, FRAM, FRCM[1][2] (born 8 May 1947[3]) is an English soprano.
[4] In 1976 she appeared in the premiere of Henze's We Come to the River at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden[1] and began a long relationship with the Glyndebourne Festival.
She has been associated with the works of Richard Strauss including his lieder, the Four Last Songs and the roles of the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier and the Countess in Capriccio.
[7] Lott has received many honorary doctorates, including the universities of Oxford, London, Leicester, Sussex, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow and the Sorbonne in Paris.
The medal was introduced in 2006 and is awarded to internationally important artistic figures in recognition of their significant contribution to Wigmore Hall.
The citation praised her "unique contribution to Wigmore Hall and to the advancement of the song recital as a concert-going experience throughout the world."