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Someone once said that there are probably seven naturally good singing days in a year-and those are days you won't be booked. What we must learn is how to sing through all the other days.
Renee Fleming
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Renee Fleming
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 14
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I don't like to sing loud.
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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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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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I'm lucky - I can do two things at once.
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A lot of bad behavior in singers is caused by nerves.
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