Renée Fleming
Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American opera singer and soprano.[1]
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Born | Renée Lynn Fleming February 14, 1959 Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma mater | SUNY Potsdam (BA) • Eastman School of Music (MA) • Juilliard School |
Occupation | Opera singer (lyric soprano) |
Spouse(s) | Rick Ross (m. 1989; div. 2000) Tim Jessell (m. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Fleming is known for having a full lyric soprano voice.[2] She has sung chansons, jazz and indie rock.
Her best known roles include Countess Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Desdemona in Verdi's Otello, Violetta in Verdi's La traviata, the title role in Dvořák's Rusalka, the title role in Massenet's Manon, the title role in Massenet's Thaïs, the title role in Richard Strauss's Arabella, the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, and the Countess in Capriccio.
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Fleming performs at We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on January 18, 2009.
President Barack Obama awards Renée Fleming the 2012 National Medal of Arts.
References
- ↑ Ronni Reich (2012-01-22). "New roles, and teenage daughters, keep soprano Renee Fleming on a learning curve". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2012/01/new_roles_and_teenage_daughter.html. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ↑ Tommasini, Anthony: "For a Wary Soprano, Slow and Steady Wins the Race", The New York Times, September 14, 1997