May 21, 2026 · 42 min · 11 segments
The soprano Dame Felicity Lott talks to John Wilson about her distinguished career and cultural influences. One of Britain's best-loved sopranos, her breakthrough role was as a last minute stand-in…
Felicity LottGuest
John WilsonHost
Yes, I'll Be Loving You Always and, uh, all those kind of things that we s- A, You're Adorable, B, You're So Beautiful.
And my mother had a lovely voice, and she used to sing One Fine Day, Un bel dì, from Puccini's, whatever that's from.
There was a field at the bottom of the garden and a railway that ran along the line at the bottom of that field, and it was, in my memory, very happy.
They were always rehearsing something downstairs when I was going to sleep, or trying to.
They got married in 1941, I think, and I turned up in '47, and my mother had a little girl to dress up, and she used to enter me for dressing up competitions and things.
Yes, I'll Be Loving You Always and, uh, all those kind of things that we s- A, You're Adorable, B, You're So Beautiful.
And my mother had a lovely voice, and she used to sing One Fine Day, Un bel dì, from Puccini's, whatever that's from.
There was a field at the bottom of the garden and a railway that ran along the line at the bottom of that field, and it was, in my memory, very happy.
They were always rehearsing something downstairs when I was going to sleep, or trying to.
They got married in 1941, I think, and I turned up in '47, and my mother had a little girl to dress up, and she used to enter me for dressing up competitions and things.
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