"I'm aware of racism now but I've never felt that it is something that has ever limited me. I think music, like sport, sees things more democratically. Talent is talent," she told Radio Times.
De Niese, who is currently performing at Glyndebourne opera house, said that her parents "sheltered" her from racism during a childhood in Melbourne and Los Angeles so she was not held back.
However she admitted that women face a tougher challenge than men: "I just think if you're good, you'll rise to the top, but there are some biases against women."
The opera singer is married to Glyndebourne's chairman Gus Christie and said that her decision to return to work only three weeks after giving birth to her first child left people "gobsmacked" and asking questions about women trying to "have it all".
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