Lesley Garrett CBE is an English soprano and media personality.
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“It was really lovely to find another way to express music. I found that singing and dancing have such a lot in common.”
Lesley Garrett
“Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself.”
“Seeing that made me understand how profound the drama of opera was and how music theatre is the most powerful audiovisual form there is.”
“What's real is your ability to sing, your ability to entertain the public, your goals to be the best artist you can.”
“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.”
“Just walking along Shaftesbury Avenue gave me such a buzz - it still does - and communicating with an audience through music is still the biggest thrill in the world.”
“And woven into the fabric of this harsh existence was music.”
“I'm engaging my diaphragm as I'm speaking to you right now.”
“Whichever route they choose as long as they're doing it seriously and looking after their voices and training then they'll be fine.”
“I love being blown away by something bigger than myself, like a ship on a stormy sea, and Peter Grimes does that.”