

“I was very impressed with her show,” Sir James remarked. To open her show at the Met Gala, Lizzo brought on 18 young flautists, who all played music from Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Lizzo cries as Sir James Galway wishes her a Merry Christmas Lady Jeanne said she believes Lizzo can “carry on” the championing of the flute into this generation of young music lovers. In 2019, it was reported that Lizzo’s impact had helped to boost beginner flute sales by a third at the largest flute specialty store in North America. “What has surprised us,” she added, “Is the reaction from classical flautists of all different ages. “Many times, they saw him as a crossover artist. “In the old days,” Lady Jeanne said, “Classical flautists used to have their nose up a little bit if there was anything that wasn’t Mozart… I mean you had great difficulties with that, didn’t you?” she said looking over at her husband. His recordings, which have sold over 30 million copies, range from Mozart and Bach, to Mancini and even Dolly Parton. Sir James Galway is one of the world’s best known flautists, and the winner of the 2005 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. ‘Sir James championed the flute in the 70s – Lizzo can carry it on in 2023’ The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" - Inside.
