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
artist people able
What people really should be able to be confident in is that the standards of music- making that classically trained musicians present is elite, it is the best and all of us as artists should be committed to that.
successful careers singing
There are a lot of unseen elements to having a successful singing career.
home opera
To tell you the truth, I never listen to opera at home.
engaging right-now
I'm engaging my diaphragm as I'm speaking to you right now.
hygiene vocal
I do a lot of vocal hygiene.
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.
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.
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.
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.
dark emotional music-is
Music is there to access those dark emotional corners that we don't normally get too close to.
fabric woven harsh
And woven into the fabric of this harsh existence was music.
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.
criticise personally
I wouldn't want to criticise someone like Charlotte Church because she has done fantastically well, but personally I've always cared about the long term.
ability artist best entertain goals
What's real is your ability to sing, your ability to entertain the public, your goals to be the best artist you can.