Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc.
Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc.
Author: Renee Fleming
Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life.
Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life.
For years I had no time for exploratory travel.
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.
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 that is really a special event whether it's a great date or something that's just hugely romantic.
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 that is really a special event whether it's a great date or something that's just hugely romantic.
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 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.
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.
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.
Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.
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.
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.
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.
I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks.