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I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.

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Renee Fleming
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 14
Musician
Opera Singer
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Renee Fleming
Always
Reserved
Helped
Opening
Jazz
Needed
Find
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I have a noble history of being rejected by a lot of places, only to discover that the one that finally lets me in is in fact the perfect fit.
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It is our responsibility to learn how to speak to an audience that is less informed about music, to give it a reason to want to come and see us instead of going to the movies.
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I haven't really been able to transfer into that extraordinarily other worldly creature, other than I hope on stage.
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Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher.
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My whole career I played these girls sort of 18 to 23.
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I think singing it when its done well is extremely natural. It feels great.
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With classical singing you have to put out so much air - you project, you emit force.
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I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't.
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I was always a very good student.
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There's no performance where I never have to think about setting up a phrase or making a technical adjustment while I'm performing.
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While it's a fact that a voice begins with natural talent, any talent must be nurtured, cajoled, wrestled with pampered, challenged, and, at every turn, examined.
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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.
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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 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.
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I have a certain image that's more classic, and I'm happy to stay out of the fray.
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The reason that some singers go on to become great artists has very little to do with their voices, but rather with the fact that they have used their instruments as tools for detailed communication.
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The first thing I did when I made a little bit of money as a singer was to buy myself an amber necklace. This is often the way we put together our lives, adding the striking qualities of others into our own character.
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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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