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I learned so many roles so quickly as a young singer, I thought it was time to come back to them and make them better - deeper, more nuanced.

Renee Fleming

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Renee Fleming
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 14
Musician
Opera Singer
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Renee Fleming
Thought
Young
Nuanced
Back
Singer
Better
Singers
Come
Quickly
Many
Deeper
Make
Roles
Time
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