Renée Fleming
Birthday:
14 February 1959, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Height:
168 cm
Renée Fleming was born on February 14, 1959 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Renée Fleming (2002), Renée Fleming: Christmas in New York (2014) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011). She has been married to Tim Jessell since September 3, 2011. She was previously married to Richard Lee Ross.
My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education.
My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education.
I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story.
I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story.
I do everything in the third person. Performance is about someone else.
I do everything in the third person. Performance is about someone else.
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 livelihoo...Show more »
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. Show less «
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.
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.
The thing I love to remind people about what I do is we're not even amplified. We are the final, major art form that is 100 percent acoustic...Show more »
The thing I love to remind people about what I do is we're not even amplified. We are the final, major art form that is 100 percent acoustic and unplugged. Show less «
Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, getting my hair done, and even while driving - if I ...Show more »
Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, getting my hair done, and even while driving - if I only look at the score at red lights. Show less «
There's no performance where I never have to think about setting up a phrase or making a technical adjustment while I'm performing.
There's no performance where I never have to think about setting up a phrase or making a technical adjustment while I'm performing.
My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing.
My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing.
I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.
I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.
Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher.
Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher.
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