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My parents discussed singing ...

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

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We sing with the entire body....

We sing with the entire body. The sounds that we make emanate not just from the head, but from the whole heart and soul, and, most important, the gut.

Renee Fleming 83 quotes

My parents were both high-sch...

My parents were both high-school music teachers.

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I listen to archival and hist...

I listen to archival and historic recordings. I love watching singers. I learned a lot from watching videos.

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I've always been inspired by ...

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

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No voice teacher can be all t...

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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For my own singing, I used to...

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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I am so envious of my colleag...

I am so envious of my colleagues from 100 years ago who only sang new works, they hardly ever sang revivals.

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I don't want to record anythi...

I don't want to record anything unless it can be great and genuinely interesting.

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I think singing it when it's ...

I think singing it when it's done well is extremely natural. It feels great.

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My mother was the worst kind ...

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 don't want to be somebody w...

I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story. I don't achieve nearly what I want.

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I want to keep my voice young...

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

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Being steeped in the process ...

Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.

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Everybody's a work in progres...

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.

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I think touring is hard. ...

I think touring is hard.

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When a human being without am...

When a human being without amplification makes a sound that is high and loud, it is almost unworldly.

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I was constantly being pushed...

I was constantly being pushed toward a European ideal of what it means to be a classical or opera singer, let's say in the Renata Tebaldi mode. I reject that.

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Very few opera singers in his...

Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music.

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Certainly, jazz has become mo...

Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.

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