Jennifer Smith (born 13 July 1945 inLisbon, Portugal) graduated from theConservatório Nacional de Lisboa [pt] and went to London on aGulbenkian scholarship. Her varied recording career includes opera and recital frombaroque to modern. Her ability to sing in European-Portuguese andBrazilian Portuguese makes her a specialist in the music of those countries and composers such asJorge Croner de Vasconcelos [pt],Artur Santos [pt],Heitor Villa-Lobos andHekel Tavares [pt]. She appeared in Tony Palmer's 1995 television film onHenry Purcell, "England My England". She was professor of vocal studies and French Mélodie at theRoyal College of Music, London, from 1997 to 2007. She now lives inVendée, France. She has two children, singer-songwriter Carmen Smith and author Joseph Smith.
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