American - Musician | February 14, 1957 -
For a while it was hard for me to say no to work.
Renee Fleming
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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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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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I'm not a reactionary.
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I would love to do more private concerts.
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I have a certain image that's more classic, and I'm happy to stay out of the fray.
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For years, I had no time for exploratory travel.
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I do everything in the third person. Performance is about being someone else.
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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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With classical singing you have to put out so much air - you project, you emit force.
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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.
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