Person Open DS/UK/7136 Appleby; Jo (7 April 1978); English soprano singer Appleby Jo 7 April 1978 English soprano singer Female (cisgender) Blackpool, England (born)

English Musician; Singer, soprano White No known disability No known religious affiliation Spouse of Andrew Rees Heterosexual Jo Appleby is an English soprano from Thornton, Lancashire. She is a former member of operatic pop group Amici Forever. She began studying opera, aged nineteen, at the Royal Northern College of Music, where, four years later, she gained an honours degree. She then won a scholarship from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company before embarking on an operatic career. She spent four years performing with the Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Touring Opera Company, as well as singing at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall. In 2002 she was signed by Sony BMG as an original member of the opera group Amici Forever. She toured with the group until September 2006 when she left to pursue a solo career.[4] Since leaving the group she has toured Australia, Dubai and New Zealand as a soloist with The Morriston Orpheus Male voice choir. In 2007, she was involved in a concert tour of the United Kingdom, and the "It's Magic" Christmas concert. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Appleby (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 8/22/2013 RAHAKirkbride 11/3/2022 841adb4c-e199-4db4-a705-d5f5615616a0