And woven into the fabric of this harsh existence was music. |
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. |
But you mustn't get seduced by the kind of fame that comes with media attention. |
I also have to support my speaking voice by sitting in a way that engages the diaphragm in the way I would for singing. |
I credit him with getting me started in television, |
I do a lot of vocal hygiene. |
I do hope that our spring will be starting shortly and we will all be able to enjoy some sunshine again. |
I don't just come from a musical family, but from a musical community. |
I don't think I have ever met a single person who isn't moved by music of some kind. |
I love being blown away by something bigger than myself, like a ship on a stormy sea, and Peter Grimes does that. |
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 saw The Sound of Music when I was 10 and thought that it was the most beautiful singing I had ever heard. |
I still have singing lessons every week twice weekly with the same singing teacher I had at the Royal Academy of Music. |
I would just like to say that opera is no longer about fat people in breastplates shattering wine glasses. |
I'm engaging my diaphragm as I'm speaking to you right now. |