Music is there to access those dark emotional corners that we don't normally get too close to.
From Lesley Garrett
That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is.
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.
I do hope that our spring will be starting shortly and we will all be able to enjoy some sunshine again.
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.
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.
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.
I don't just come from a musical family, but from a musical community.
The musical heritage of Yorkshire is deep and wide.
And woven into the fabric of this harsh existence was music.
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