Janet Price

Janet Price (born 1938) is a Welsh soprano particularly associated with the 19th-century Italian bel canto repertory.

Born in Pontypool, Wales, she studied piano and singing at Cardiff University with Olive Groves, Isobel Baillie and Hervey Alan.

In 1971, she appeared at London Town Hall in a concert performance of Haydn's La fedeltà premiata.

[1][2][3][4] She then specialized in 19th-century Italian bel canto and French repertoire and began an association with Opera Rara, appearing in concert and staged performances of long neglected works by composers such as Meyerbeer, Mercadante, Donizetti, Auber, etc.

She can also be heard on a few live recordings in operas like L'étoile du nord, Orazi e Curiazi, Virginia, La muette de Portici, Maria Padilla, and Torquato Tasso.