All Lesley Garrett Quotes
- I also have to support my speaking voice by sitting in a way that engages the diaphragm in the way I would for singing. Diaphragm
- Singing is an arduous business and it needs sacrifices. Arduous
- I don't just come from a musical family, but from a musical community. Community
- I don't think I have ever met a single person who isn't moved by music of some kind. Ever Met
- 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… Attention
- 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… Ago
- I saw The Sound of Music when I was 10 and thought that it was the most beautiful singing I had ever heard. Beautiful
- I would just like to say that opera is no longer about fat people in breastplates shattering wine glasses. Breastplates
- Music is there to access those dark emotional corners that we don't normally get too close to. Access
- And woven into the fabric of this harsh existence was music. Existence
- I do a lot of vocal hygiene. Funny
- 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
- I'm engaging my diaphragm as I'm speaking to you right now. Diaphragm
- I'm very pro presenting the best music I can to the widest audience possible. Audience
- Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself. Andrew
- 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… Artist
- Opera is credible drama now, and it costs less than going to a football match. What have you got to lose? Cost
- The musical heritage of Yorkshire is deep and wide. Deep
- 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… Able
- There are a lot of unseen elements to having a successful singing career. Career
- To tell you the truth, I never listen to opera at home. Home
- My mum used to say to me, 'Spit on yer 'ands and take a fresh 'old.' Keep going even if you have setbacks. Ands
- That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is. Communication
- I do hope that our spring will be starting shortly and we will all be able to enjoy some sunshine again. Able
- 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. Always Cared