![]() And she does crazy so well!” Emma Matthews “I love the courage and emotion in her singing. Luscious and lachrymose, Fleming makes Dvorák’s tragic mermaid her own. Renée Fleming, sop Ben Heppner, ten Eva Urbanová, ms Iván Kusnjer, bar CPO/Mackerras. One of Fleming’s earliest solo recordings and one of her finest: a masterclass in Mozartian elegance. Renée Fleming, sop Orchestra of St Luke’s/Mackerras. ![]() With a career of such endurance and artistic integrity under her belt, she has surely earned the right to live a little dangerously. Lately, Fleming has moved into genre-defying territory on record, including a collection of songs by artists as unexpected as Mars Volta and Leonard Cohen. Her increasingly adventurous career combines warhorses with rarities: the Metropolitan Opera recently staged Rossini’s rarely heard Armida for her. Debuts with other major American and European houses followed, and Fleming soon established herself as a major star.įleming’s opulent timbre lends itself particularly well to the lyrical heroines of Richard Strauss: she has enjoyed rapturous acclaim as his Marschallin, Arabella and Countess Madeleine, and recorded the title role of his lesser-known opera Daphne.įans of Fleming may declare themselves prepared to bask forever in the sheer loveliness of her sound, but it seems the soprano herself is more restless. Offstage, she is a national icon, inspiring perfume and desserts and even guest-starring on Sesame Street.įleming’s big break came in 1988, when she won the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and subsequently made her Houston Grand Opera debut as the Countess Almaviva, a role which would become a mainstay of her career. A beautiful woman with a wonderful sound, compelling artistry and innate musicality.” Maree Ryanįamed for her beauty of tone and personal charm, American soprano Renée Fleming has become a sweetheart of the operatic stage, triumphing with audiences and critics alike in a diverse array of roles.
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