Full circle Her last year in opera (1992)

"This is a fond, nostalgic television representation of the great English mezzo-soprano's last year on the operatic stage. It is more engrossing than a typical opera-star documentary simply because Miss Baker is more interesting than the typical opera star, but one suspects that viewers will have mixed reactions. In Britain, Miss Baker is revered as more than an important artist - she is a national institution. "Full Circle", very British indeed, is aimed at her myriad admirers, as a personal keepsake of sorts. We are taken on tour with Miss Baker, drive with her from Brighton to Glyndebourne, attend opera rehearsals with her, and witness snippets of performances at Carnegie Hall and Covent Garden. There's little singing, but there are some stirring scenes that should please the afficionado - a charged showdown with Rosalind Plowright from Donizetti's "Mary Stuart", a haunting Old English song, and a brisk but moving "Che Faro Senza Euridice" from Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice"." (Tim Page, New York Times)