Margaret Price was born on 13 April 1941 in Blackwood, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Aida (1984), God's Comedy (1995) and Otello (1978). She died on 28 January 2011 in Moyle Grove, Wales, UK.
She was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1982 Queen's Honours List before being awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1993 Queen's Honours List for her services to opera and classical music.