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CN Lester (born 1984) is a British classical and alternative singer-songwriter, as well as an LGBTI and transgender rights activist. They were rated 41st on ''The Independent on Sunday'' == Music == Lester is a mezzo-soprano who specializes in castrati and travesti opera, as well as early and classical music and works by female composers. Classic FM has showcased their work and research on travesti roles, while BBC Radio 4's ''Front Row'' has included their work with Silent Opera.〔 They have cited Lou Reed and Tchaikovsky as amongst their earliest influences, aged 3–4,〔 As a child, Lester began learning to play the piano at age 6, and received vocal coaching from age 13. They went on to obtain a Bachelor of Music from King's College London and a Master of Music from Goldsmiths.〔 For their two most recent albums, ''Dark Angels'' and ''Aether'', Lester paid for the recording and production using crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. The albums raised US$3414 and £4575 respectively.〔〔 In addition to performing live and recording music, Lester works as a teacher and is writing both a novel and a non-fiction book on gender and sexuality.〔 In April 2015, they announced their debut opera, ''The Lion-Faced Man'', had been booked for Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival in August 2015, including a libretto by Hel Gurney, sung by Alison Wells.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「CN Lester」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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