Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc.
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Renee Fleming
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About Renee Fleming
Renée Lynn Fleming is an American soprano and actress, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has won five times. In December 2023, she was one of five recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. Other notable honors have included the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the French gov…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Renee FlemingHaving to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life.
For years, I had no time for exploratory travel.
No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen.
I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something …
I have had a very difficult time with stage fright it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood.
I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional, about that music.
Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, during a manicure, getting my hair done, and even while driving if I only look at the score at red lights.
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Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.
Everybody's a work in progress. I'm a work in progress. I mean, I've never arrived... I'm still learning all the time.
My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table I had a tremendous music education.
I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks.