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I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.
Renee Fleming
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Renee Fleming
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 14
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Opera Singer
Indiana
Pennsylvania
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I don't like to sing loud.
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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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I'm American. I'm eclectic. I'm going to follow my musical passions. And if people don't like it, and it hurts my legacy, I'm not going to worry about that.
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