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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.
Renee Fleming
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Renee Fleming
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 14
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I listen to archival and historic recordings. I love watching singers. I learned a lot from watching videos.
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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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I have a certain image that's more classic, and I'm happy to stay out of the fray.
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