Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett, CBEis an English soprano singer, musician, broadcaster and media personality. She is noted for being at home in opera and "crossover music"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth10 April 1955
persistence spit used
My mum used to say to me, 'Spit on yer 'ands and take a fresh 'old.' Keep going even if you have setbacks.
fabric woven harsh
And woven into the fabric of this harsh existence was music.
dark emotional music-is
Music is there to access those dark emotional corners that we don't normally get too close to.
beautiful singing saws
I saw The Sound of Music when I was 10 and thought that it was the most beautiful singing I had ever heard.
years house opera
I performed in Sydney some years ago for the Sydney Festival and I am just so pleased to be returning to the wonderful Sydney Opera House and also performing in Melbourne for the first time.
important opera way
As far as I was concerned the important thing was that the music was getting the attention as well as me so it was always a great way to get more of the public to connect with classical music, and opera particularly.
thinking kind mets
I don't think I have ever met a single person who isn't moved by music of some kind.
sacrifice singing needs
Singing is an arduous business and it needs sacrifices.
voice support singing
I also have to support my speaking voice by sitting in a way that engages the diaphragm in the way I would for singing.
hygiene vocal
I do a lot of vocal hygiene.
thinking idols worry
It worries me that young singers think you can shortcut the training and go straight to fame and fortune, and programmes like Pop Idol have encouraged that.
engaging right-now
I'm engaging my diaphragm as I'm speaking to you right now.
home opera
To tell you the truth, I never listen to opera at home.
successful careers singing
There are a lot of unseen elements to having a successful singing career.