Renee Fleming Quotes

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

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

Well, any time I'm preparing for a performance or even a rehearsal, it's 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. - Renee Fleming

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

Some of my first teachers were incredibly tough. You could never sing more than three words without being stopped and having to do it over 20 times. I loved that - that sort of process of dissecting and trying to figure out and master this incredibly mysterious instrument. - Renee Fleming

Opera is really fun. - Renee Fleming

One of my timesaving habits is to save all of my magazines and junk mail for airplane trips. I walk on the plane with a very heavy bundle, but by the time the trip is over, it can all be thrown away. - 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. - Renee Fleming

My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing. - Renee Fleming

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