Lesley Garrett, CBE (April 10, 1955 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an internationally renowned English soprano singer. April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map sources for Doncaster at grid reference SE5702 Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, (and in the former West Riding of Yorkshire), England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Look up Soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In music, a soprano is a singer with a voice ranging approximately from the A below middle C to high C two octaves above middle C (i. ...

A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, Garrett won the Kathleen Ferrier Prize in 1979, thereby launching her career. During her stint as Principal Soprano at English National Opera, she was noted for her performances in productions of the operas Le Nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte and Die Fledermaus. The Royal Academy of Music is a music school in London, England and one of the leading music institutions in the world. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The London Coliseum, home of the English National Opera English National Opera (ENO), located at the Coliseum Theatre on St. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... QPAC poster for The Marriage of Figaro The Marriage of Figaro (Italian: Le nozze di Figaro) is an opera buffa (comic opera) composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Beaumarchais, Le mariage de Figaro (1784). ... Così fan tutte is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... Scene from the 1984 version. ...

In 2002, Garrett was awarded the CBE for services to music. 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Meta has a page about this at: Music markup MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia The...

Garrett also presents a show on British classical radio station, Classic FM. Classic FM is the United Kingdoms first national commercial radio station, broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style. ...

In 2004, Lesley Garrett was one of the participants in the first series of Strictly Come Dancing, finishing third with her dance partner Anton du Beke. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, shown on BBC1 based on ballroom dancing. ...

In 2005, she was announced as a guest host of the Channel 4 game show Countdown after Richard Whiteley died. 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Des Lynam and Carol Vorderman on Countdown Countdown is a British game show formerly presented by Richard Whiteley (1982-2005), and currently Des Lynam (2005-), with the assistance of Carol Vorderman, and shown daily on Channel 4. ... Richard Whiteley John Richard Whiteley, OBE , DL (28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) was a British television presenter and journalist. ...

She has been featured on the television version of the BBC programme Dead Ringers, being impersonated quite accurately by Jan Ravens, who has a strong physical likeness. In 2004, she took part in the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? genealogy documentary series, in which she took us on a journey through her home town of Thorne. Dead Ringers is a UK radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC2. ... Jan Ravens is a Bebington,Wirral-born (14th May 1958) British actress and impressionist, famous for her voices on Spitting Image and Dead Ringers. ... Who Do You Think You Are? was a ten part television series shown on the UKs BBC2, in 2004, in which various celebrities go on a journey, in order to try and trace their family tree. ... Map sources for Thorne at grid reference SE6813 Thorne is a market town in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Lincolnshire. ...

External links

• Lesley Garrett's home page
• Lesley Garrett's page on Classic FM
• Who Do You Think You Are?