3 December 2020 Renee Fleming I’ve always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks.
3 December 2020 Renee Fleming 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.
3 December 2020 Renee Fleming No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Renee Fleming Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it’s about not getting bored.
3 December 2020 Renee Fleming My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table I had a tremendous music education.
3 December 2020 Renee Fleming Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, during a manicure, getting my hair done, and even while driving if I only look at the score at red lights.
3 December 2020 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.
