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When I sing, the sound is a totally different range, color, all of it. It's all about the breath. You take in a breath and you make a sound.

Renee Fleming

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Renee Fleming
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 14
Musician
Opera Singer
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Renee Fleming
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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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