Peggy Ann Jones
English opera singer and actress (1939–2024)
Peggy Ann Jones (22 January 1939 – 24 November 2024) was an English opera singer and actress, best known for her performances in the mezzo-soprano roles of the Savoy operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. During a fifteen-year career with that company, beginning at age 19, she was particularly known for her interpretations of the title role in Iolanthe, Pitti-Sing in The Mikado, Phoebe Meryll in The Yeomen of the Guard, and Mad Margaret in Ruddigore. She later performed on television, in films and in musicals in London's West End. Jones's best-known recordings include the role of Pitti-Sing on both the 1973 D'Oyly Carte recording and 1966 film version of The Mikado.
Life and career
Jones was born on 22 January 1939, in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, where she was raised. Beginning at an early age, she studied the piano. She took diplomas in dress design, interior design and architecture. While continuing her musical studies, she briefly worked for a bank. Jones performed in amateur dramatics as a teenager, playing the title role in Rose-Marie at the age of 16. She also appeared in The White Horse Inn and A Country Girl and won prizes at the Nottingham Festival.
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