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{{short description|American opera singer}} {{about|the opera singer|the German politician |Barbara Hendricks (politician)}} {{Infobox person | name = Barbara Hendricks | image = Barbara Hendricks par Claude Truong-Ngoc mars 2016.jpg | image_upright = .95 | caption = A 2016 portrait of Hendricks | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|11|20}} | birth_place = [[Stephens, Arkansas]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma mater = [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]], [[Juilliard School of Music]] | awards = {{Plainlist| *Commandeur of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] *Chevalier of the [[Légion d'honneur]] *[[Prince of Asturias Awards|Prince of Asturias Award]] for the Arts *[[Lions Clubs International]] Award}} }} '''Barbara Hendricks''' (born November 20, 1948) is an American [[lyric soprano]] and humanitarian. Born in [[Arkansas]], Hendricks studied chemistry and mathematics at the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]] before becoming a singer. She gained acclaim for her [[Opera|operatic]] roles from her 1974 debut onwards, and also performs [[Vocal jazz|jazz]] among other genres. Hendricks has been a [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]] Goodwill Ambassador since 1987. She has lived in Europe since 1977, and in [[Basel]] since 1985. She is a citizen of [[Sweden]] following her marriage to a Swedish citizen.<ref name=BHbio>{{Cite web |url=http://www.barbarahendricks.com/site/biography/biography.htm |title=Biography |access-date=2010-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305045839/http://www.barbarahendricks.com/site/biography/biography.htm |archive-date=2012-03-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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