Singing, health scares and the healing power of music with Lesley Garrett

Описание: What does it mean to live a life through music? Dr Hilary speaks with world-renowned soprano Lesley Garrett about her extraordinary career on the global stage — and how singing has been her anchor through life’s biggest challenges.

From her beginnings at the English National Opera to show-stopping nights at Wembley and beyond, Lesley reflects on the joys of music, memory and community. She also shares her health battles, including a rare thymus tumour and an early menopause, showing how her voice and spirit endured through resilience, medical innovation and the healing power of song.

Lesley also talks about why choirs transform health, her time on Strictly Come Dancing, and why — at 70 — she has no plans to retire.

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Timestamps
02:15 – Singing at Sydney Opera House with her family
05:21 – Discovering music in her family history
08:34 – Why she hates the word “crossover” in music
09:54 – The health benefits of singing from childhood
13:16 – Singing as therapy for breath, health, and recovery
15:35 – The power of music for dementia patients
17:39 – Performing at Wembley with 93,000 voices
20:16 – Receiving her CBE from the Queen
22:22 – Discovering and removing a rare thymus tumour
24:10 – Undergoing robotic surgery with the Da Vinci robot
29:19 – Vocal hygiene, injuries, and protecting the voice
31:42 – Living with hiatus hernia as a singer
32:28 – HRT, early menopause, and singing
37:15 – The “Doncaster Diva” and a near-fatal car crash
41:29 – Still performing at 70 with Northern Ireland Opera
44:54 – Walking, breathing, and staying fit through song

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