{"id":156995,"date":"2023-05-07T22:11:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T22:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=156995"},"modified":"2023-05-06T22:21:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T22:21:58","slug":"lizzo-and-james-galways-unforgettable-met-gala-duet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/music\/lizzo-and-james-galways-unforgettable-met-gala-duet\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo and James Galway&#8217;s Unforgettable Met Gala Duet"},"content":{"rendered":"           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#4db2ee;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#4db2ee;background-color:rgba(77, 178, 238, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>Lizzo recently performed a duet with renowned flutist Sir James Galway at the Met Gala.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Galway's album \"The Man With the Golden Flute\" inspired Lizzo when she was just 11 years old.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Lizzo fell in love with virtuosic flute music and eventually memorized \"The Carnival of Venice (James Version)\" at the age of 14.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Lizzo referred to Sir James Galway as the \"King of Flutes\" and expressed her eagerness to collaborate with him again.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Sir James Galway praised Lizzo's talent and called her a \"great entertainer.\"<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Lizzo has been using her platform to advocate for inclusivity and celebrate diversity, including inviting drag performers to her Knoxville show in defiance of Tennessee's anti-drag law.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singer and rapper Lizzo recently shared her excitement after performing a duet with her longtime idol, renowned flutist Sir James Galway, at the Met Gala.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The duo played &#8220;Flight of the Bumblebee&#8221; during the prestigious fashion event held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lizzo expressed her gratitude for the opportunity in an Instagram post, describing how Galway&#8217;s album &#8220;The Man With the Golden Flute&#8221; influenced her when she was just 11 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>A Life-Changing Discovery<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Lizzo, she stumbled upon Galway&#8217;s album while searching for a challenge beyond her 5th-grade level flute studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although she initially found the sheet music too difficult to read, she fell in love with virtuosic flute music and eventually memorized &#8220;The Carnival of Venice (James Version)&#8221; at the age of 14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her talent and dedication led to her father taking her flute training more seriously, enrolling her in lessons with university-level instructors and acquiring &#8220;Sasha Flute,&#8221; Lizzo&#8217;s nickname for the flute she plays at her shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lizzo shared that after her father&#8217;s passing, she performed &#8220;Amazing Grace&#8221; and Galway&#8217;s rendition of &#8220;The Carnival of Venice&#8221; at his funeral.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Years later, she had the honor of playing alongside her idol, receiving lessons from him, and even trying out his alto flute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lizzo referred to Sir James Galway as the &#8220;King of Flutes&#8221; and expressed her eagerness to collaborate with him again.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>                        <!-- <div class=\"container-c\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"row justify-content-between\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"col-post-800\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- start html -->\r\n                        <div class=\"blockquote-wapper\">\r\n                            <div>\r\n                                <span class=\"text_quot\">\r\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady Jeanne Galway, Sir James Galway&#8217;s wife, recounted Lizzo&#8217;s excitement and nervousness during the rehearsals, as she repeatedly mentioned how much of an honor it was to perform with her idol.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/span>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"quot_icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quot_tick\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot_tri.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- end html -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                                    <\/h2>\n<h2><b>Mutual Admiration<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sir James Galway, 83, spoke to BBC Radio Ulster about the experience, describing Lizzo as a &#8220;great entertainer.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Met Gala preparations, Lizzo asked for a chair upgrade, leading to both performers sitting on thrones during their performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady Jeanne Galway, Sir James Galway&#8217;s wife, recounted Lizzo&#8217;s excitement and nervousness during the rehearsals, as she repeatedly mentioned how much of an honor it was to perform with her idol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lizzo&#8217;s admiration for Galway was evident when she told him that they had a similar sound because she learned her tone from him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady Jeanne Galway recalled Lizzo&#8217;s exclamation, &#8220;Listen to this everyone, I sound like James Galway. Isn&#8217;t that wonderful?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Lizzo&#8217;s Advocacy for Inclusivity<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to her Met Gala performance, Lizzo has been using her platform to advocate for inclusivity and celebrate diversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last month, she defied Tennessee&#8217;s anti-drag law by inviting drag performers, including RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race alumni, to her Knoxville show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lizzo emphasized the importance of creating a safe space in Tennessee where individuals could celebrate drag entertainers and their differences.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":156996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[398],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156995"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}