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… — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
One of the problems that we face through the media attention that these artists receive is that there has been an awful lot of talk about opera and classical music being elite and being for an elitist group. — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
I performed in Sydney some years ago for the Sydney Festival and I am just so pleased to be returning to the wonderful Sydney… — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
I saw The Sound of Music when I was 10 and thought that it was the most beautiful singing I had ever heard. — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
What people really should be able to be confident in is that the standards of music- making that classically trained musicians present is elite,… — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
Music is there to access those dark emotional corners that we don't normally get too close to. — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
I also have to support my speaking voice by sitting in a way that engages the diaphragm in the way I would for singing. — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is. — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
I would just like to say that opera is no longer about fat people in breastplates shattering wine glasses. — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself. — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
