She is an operatic mezzo-soprano. She is noted for the many "trouser" or "breeches" roles she has sung -- male characters portrayed by women with contralto or mezzo voices.
She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Music. She is a Mezzo-Soprano in Whitegate, Cheshire, England.