Overview
- Her agent, Sue Spence, announced her death and said she faced her illness with dignity and acceptance.
- Days earlier, Lott told the BBC she had terminal cancer that doctors discovered a year ago.
- She planned to donate some of her stage costumes to a charity auction for a palliative care center.
- The Royal Ballet and Opera called her one of the finest sopranos of her era, and the Opéra de Paris noted her deep bond with France.
- Across four decades she excelled in Mozart and Richard Strauss and became a leading interpreter of French song, earning a Damehood in 1996 and France’s Legion of Honour.