▁beginning ▁her ▁singing ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus ▁of ▁the ▁Sad ler ' s ▁Well s ▁Opera ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Holland ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁S ull ivan ▁contr al to ▁roles ▁with ▁the ▁D ' O y ly ▁Car te ▁Opera ▁Company ▁for ▁seven ▁years , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁she ▁performed ▁in ▁musical ▁theatre ▁and ▁concert s . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Holland ▁was ▁born ▁Margaret ▁F oster ▁in ▁Ped more , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁St our bridge , ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁eight ▁children . ▁She ▁attended ▁St our bridge ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁began ▁cler ical ▁work ▁at ▁British ▁Road ▁Services ▁in ▁Kings win ford , ▁later ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁tele phon ist ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁for ▁a ▁firm ▁of ▁stock bro k ers . ▁She ▁began ▁taking ▁singing ▁less ons ▁and ▁performed , ▁at ▁first , ▁in ▁some ▁local ▁musical s ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁Kings win ford - based ▁male ▁cho ir , ▁the ▁Gent le men ▁Song sters ▁in ▁St our bridge . ▁She ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Music ▁Mak ers ▁Grand ▁Opera ▁Society , ▁an ▁amateur ▁oper atic ▁society , ▁where ▁she ▁performed ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁eventually ▁playing ▁Kon ch akov na ▁in ▁Prince ▁Ig or . ▁This ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁a ▁talent ▁sc out ▁from ▁Sad ler ' s ▁Well s ▁Opera . ▁She ▁deb uted ▁with ▁Sad ler ' s ▁Well s ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9