Renee Fleming quotes

Renée Fleming is an American soprano acclaimed for her rich voice and remarkable artistry in opera and classical music. Acclaimed on major stages worldwide, she is known for her interpretations of works by composers such as Strauss, Mozart, and Verdi. She continues to inspire audiences with her performances and dedication to musical education. Here are 48 of her quotes:

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

I'm American. I'm eclectic. I'm going to follow my musical passions. And if people don't like it, and it hurts my legacy, I'm not going to worry about that.

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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.

Renee Fleming

Well, any time Im preparing for a performance or even a rehearsal, its as if in a way, like any other athletes, these are muscles that support the vocal cords which are just I believe cartilage. It demands a kind of constant warming up and a constant feeling of where is the voice today.

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Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc.

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I was always a very good student.

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I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.

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For years, I had no time for exploratory travel.

Renee Fleming

Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life.

Renee Fleming

There's no performance where I never have to think about setting up a phrase or making a technical adjustment while I'm performing.

Renee Fleming

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.

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I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks.

Renee Fleming

With classical singing you have to put out so much air - you project, you emit force.

Renee Fleming

My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education.

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My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother little duckling costumes and put us in kiddie shows.

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No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen.

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I want to keep my voice young, with nothing heavy.

Renee Fleming

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

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

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I enjoy the more floaty, exposed, elegant singing.

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I don't like to sing loud.

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I do everything in the third person. Performance is about being someone else.

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