Renee Fleming

I have a certain image that's more classic, and I'm happy to stay out of the fray. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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A lot of performers don't want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly because most singers don't sing many concerts, or at least not while they are in their prime. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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Because everything about the voice interests me, I felt it would be fascinating to learn a completely different style of singing. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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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. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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For a while it was hard for me to say no to work. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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For my own singing, I used to be attracted by the baroque, the flashier the better, but now I prefer a simpler, purer style. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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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. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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