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Lesley Garrett
Sign in to saveAlso known as Leslie Garrett, Lesley Garratt, Leslie Garratt, Lesley Fram Garrett
English soprano singer, musician, broadcaster and media personality
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- An Opera Miscellany Everything You Never Knew About Opera For Buffs And Bluffers
- An Opera Miscellany Everything You Never Knew About Opera For Buffs And Bluffers
- Lesley Garrett
- Lesley Garrett Song Collection
- The singer (5445339)
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Film & TV
Thorne, Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Lesley Fram Garrett, CBE is an English soprano singer, musician, broadcaster and media personality. She is noted for being at home in opera and "crossover music".
Known for
- Strictly Come Dancing: 20 Fabulous Years — Self (archive footage)2024
- Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs — Self2022
- The Weakest Link — Self - Participant2021
- Celebrity Catchphrase2018
- Through the Keyhole — Self2013
- Tipping Point: Lucky Stars — Self - Contestant2013
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant2011
- Strauss: The Waltz King — Narrator2005
- The Merry Widow2005
- The Little Prince — The Fox2004
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1955-04-10
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 61,092
- Total plays
- 333,179
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Lesley Garrett has had an extensive music career. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, originally from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England Garrett won the Kathleen Ferrier Prize in 1979, thereby launching her career. During her time as principal soprano at English National Opera, she became well-known for her performances in productions of the operas Le Nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte and Die Fledermaus. Garrett has performed across the whole world and has also sung opera and pop classics
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lesley
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Thorne
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Genre
- crossover
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Decca
- Official website
- www.lesleygarrett.co.uk
- Image
- Lesley Garrett CBE (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1955-04-10
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- Commons category
- Lesley Garrett
- P12749
- Asclepias syriaca
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