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I think singing is one of the most natural things that human beings do, but it's difficult.

Renee Fleming

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Renee Fleming
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 14
Musician
Opera Singer
Indiana
Pennsylvania
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I was always a very good student.
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My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing.
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I think singing it when its done well is extremely natural. It feels great.
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Among the important realizations I had in my own days in the practice room was that if any one route to any one phrase didn't work after days of trying, then the exact opposite route should at least be explored, as well as every alternative in between, as counterintuitive as that often seemed.
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