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
academy lessons royal singing teacher twice week weekly
I still have singing lessons every week twice weekly with the same singing teacher I had at the Royal Academy of Music.
bach became dad inventions mother piano playing singing
So between my mother playing two-part inventions by Bach on the piano and my dad singing Ivor Novello, I became what I am today.
sopranos inspired andrew
Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself.
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.
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.