Lesley Garrett
Biography
Lesley launched her successful singing career after winning the 1979 Kathleen Ferrier Prize. For many years, she was Principal Soprano at English National Opera, winning rave reviews for her performances in productions of The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutti and Die Fledermaus amongst others.
She has performed in most opera houses around the world and in 2002, was awarded the CBE for services to music.
Alongside her full performing schedule and maintaining her position as one of the UK's most successful female recording artists, Lesley is a board member of the ENO, presents The Opera Show every Saturday evening on Classic FM and took up ballroom dancing for the BBC series 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
Music
As a recording artist, Lesley has released eleven solo albums: 'Soprano in Red' which received the Gramophone Award for 'Best-selling Classical Artist of the Year', 'Diva! A Soprano At The Movies', 'Prima Donna', 'Simple Gifts', 'Soprano in Hollywood' and 'I Will Wait for You' all received silver discs and 'A Soprano Inspired' and 'Lesley Garrett' both achieved gold status.
Lesley's most recent albums are 'Travelling Light', 'The Singer', and 'So Deep is the Night' and she also a featured artist on the platinum selling 'Perfect Day' single released by the BBC in aid of Children in Need.
She has performed internationally across Europe, the USA , Australia, Russia, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea and sang opera and pop classics with Bryan Ferry, The Eurythmics and Mick Hucknall in the grounds of the Royal Observatory and National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to celebrate the arrival of the new century on Millenium Eve.
Discography
2007 - When I Fall In Love
2004 - The Best of Lesley Garrett
2003 - So Deep is the Night
2002 - The Singer
2001 - Travelling Night
1998 - Lesley Garrett
1997 - A Soprano Inspired
1996 - Soprano in Hollywood
1995 - Soprano in Red
1994 - Simple Gifts
1992 - Bernard J. Taylor's "Wuthering Heights"
Prima Donna
1991 - Diva! A Soprano At The Movies
