Lesley Garrett stars in charity night of opera

OPERA star Lesley Garrett is to star at an event at the House of Lords later this month in support of a South Yorkshire-based charity.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Dec 2011, 08:55 BST

An Evening of Opera aims to raise funds for Lost Chord, which organises musical sessions to help people suffering with dementia.

The Rotherham-based charity trains musicians to visit more than 80 residential and day care centres to hold sessions, giving sufferers a way to communicate and helping stimulate their brain.

It began work in South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Notts, but now it also has projects in London, Cardiff and Coventry.

Tickets for the event, which takes place on December 15, cost £125 including a champagne reception and dinner with opera arias . It has been organised by Alex Story, who was the Tory candidate in Wakefield at the last general election.