Renee Fleming quotes

My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing. (Renee Fleming)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc. View quote
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I was always a very good student. View quote
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I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that. View quote
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For years, I had no time for exploratory travel. View quote
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Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life. View quote
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I would love to do more private concerts. (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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks. View quote
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With classical singing you have to put out so much air - you project, you emit force. View quote
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My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I want to keep my voice young, with nothing heavy. View quote
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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. View quote
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I listen to archival and historic recordings. I love watching singers. I learned a lot from watching videos. (Renee Fleming)
For a while it was hard for me to say no to work. View quote
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I enjoy the more floaty, exposed, elegant singing. View quote
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I don't like to sing loud. View quote
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I do everything in the third person. Performance is about being someone else. View quote
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