Jane Manning

Jane Manning
OBE
Born
Jane Marian Manning

(1938-09-20)20 September 1938
Norwich, UK
Died31 March 2021(2021-03-31) (aged 82)
Education
Occupations
Organizations
Known forContemporary classical music
SpouseAnthony Payne

Jane Marian Manning OBE (20 September 1938 – 31 March 2021) was an English concert and opera soprano, writer on music, and visiting professor at the Royal College of Music. A specialist in contemporary classical music, she was described by one critic as "the irrepressible, incomparable, unstoppable Ms. Manning – life and soul of British contemporary music".[1]

Manning and her husband, the composer Anthony Payne were avid supporters of contemporary British music.[2] They founded the virtuoso new music group Jane's Minstrels and many of Payne's works were premiered by Manning and the ensemble.

  1. ^ "Jane Manning OBE, soprano". Classical Artists Worldwide. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ Savage, Mark (30 April 2021). "Celebrated composer Anthony Payne dies". BBC News. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.