Jill Gomez: key obituary facts
Is Jill Gomez dead? Yes. Jill Gomez died on August 13, 2026, at age 83.
Cause of death: Jill Gomez's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jill Gomez known for?
She was a British opera singer.
More about Jill Gomez
Born: 21 September 1942.
Place of birth: Guyana.
Gender: female.
Occupation: opera singer, aristocrat, singer, musician.
Nationality: Guyana.
Education: Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Spouse: Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk.
Also known as: Barbara Jill Gomez, Jill Carnegy, Countess of Northesk, Barbara Jill Carnegy, Countess of Northesk.
Occupations: Opera and concert singer (soprano).
Years active: 1960s–2010.
Jill Gomez, the Trinidadian–British soprano who built an active career on the operatic stage and in the concert hall, died on August 13, 2026, aged 83.
Born Barbara Jill Gomez in New Amsterdam, Guyana, she was brought up in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, before moving to England at 13. She studied voice and piano at London’s Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and went on to sing a wide repertoire, making many recordings over a career that stretched from the 1960s into 2010.
Gomez was also known as Jill Carnegy after her marriage to Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk.