Fleming Renee - American opera singer, inimitable lyric soprano

American opera singer Renee Fleming is the owner of the purest lyrical soprano, laureate of numerous international prizes. Among the high achievements of the performer are several prestigious "Grammy" prizes.

Rene Fleming: Biography

The singer was born in the city of Indiana, Pennsylvania, on February 14, 1959. Parents were musicians, they taught vocal art. The little Renee showed early singing talent. As a child, she entered the Eastman Music School of Jen Haetani, and then went to Beverly Peck in Juilliard.

The beautiful strong voice of the future singer required fine tuning as a precious diamond requires cutting to turn into a diamond. First Fleming Renee wanted to become a jazz singer. Her idol in her youth was Joni Mitchell, a Canadian rock vocalist. Once Fleming Rene went on a long tour with the popular jazz guitarist Illinois Jacquet. On her return, the girl decided to abandon the career of a jazz singer and devote herself to the operatic stage.

Carier start

Debut in the opera by Fleming Renee took place in 1986, the singer performed the part of Constance from Abduction in the Seraglio of Mozart. In 1988, she was invited to Covent Garden, where she performed in an opera with elements of the ballet "New York City", and three years later became a soloist of the New York Metropolitan Opera. Her speeches became vivid and memorable. René Fleming did not refuse the impresario who made her proposals on behalf of the directorate of the famous opera houses. She took part in many performances, and also toured Europe. In 1992, the singer performed on the Grand Stage of the Geneva Opera House.

Popularity

Each output in the play, each new party added to the fame of Fleming Rene. A talented performer took on the most difficult parts and coped with them magnificently. Performances of the opera diva were invariably accompanied by sold-out performances.

René Fleming received international renown in 1996 after recording the double disc "So Everyone Takes Place" based on Mozart's works. Already a popular singer, Fleming took part in the following festivals: "Palaces of Petersburg", "Lucerne" in Switzerland, Spanish international "Santander" and "Mozart Festival" in the American Lincoln Center.

Discography

Among the albums recorded by the singer at different times, we can distinguish:

• "Eugene Onegin";
• "Mermaid";
• "Armida";
• "Thais";
• "Manon";
• "La Traviata";
• "So do all";
• "Herodias";
• "Capriccio".

Currently, several more albums are being prepared for release.

Awards

• The singer is a Knight of the Order of the French Legion of Honor, which was awarded to her in 2005.
• The first recognition in France, Rene Fleming received in 2002, becoming the commander of the Order of Literature and the Arts of France.
• The Richard Tucker Prize was awarded to the singer in 1988, at the dawn of her career.
• In the same year she was awarded the prize of George London.
• Ten years later, in 1998, Fleming became a laureate of the International Vocal Competition in Belgium and won the first Grammy Award for her aria series "Beautiful voice - Carpenter's works".
• At the same time, Renee earned the "Gramophone", "Edison" and Belgian "Cecilia Avard" awards as recognition of Dvorak's "Mermaid" in her performance.
• The Grammy Award for Belcanto Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini, 2002.
• The Polar Award of the music of the Kingdom of Sweden was presented to the singer in 2008.
• The award of the American magazine "Opera News" was received at the same time.
• In the same year, the singer was awarded the prize "Muse", handed to her at the festival "Palaces of St. Petersburg".
• One of the most prestigious awards awarded to Fleming is the US Medal "For National Achievements in the Arts".

The most famous arias performed by René Fleming

Since 1993, the singer has performed several memorable games:

• "Eugene Onegin", the aria of Tatiana Larina, 2007. Valery Gergiev conducted;
• "Traviata", aria Violetta Valerie, accompaniment of the orchestra under the direction of Maestro James Colon, 2006;
• "Daphne," Daphne's party, conductor Semyon Bychkov, performance of 2005;
• "Capriccio," Countess's aria, conducted by Ulf Schirmer, "2004;
• "The Mermaid", the party of the Mermaid, the accompaniment of James Colon, 2002;
• "Manon", aria Manon, conductor - Jesús Cobos, the play was staged in 2001;
• "Don Juan," Donna Anna, 2000, conducted by James Levine;
• "Altsina", the party of Alzin, the opera of 1999, the conductor - William Christie;
• "Tramway" Desire ", aria Blanche Dubois, behind the console - André Preven, 1998;
• "Mermaid", the party of the Mermaid, conductor - Charles Mackerras, staged in 1998;
• "Thais", aria Thais, 1997. Yves Abel conducted;
• "Don Juan," Donna Anna's party, staged in 1996, behind the conductor's console - Georg Sholty;
• "Othello," the party of Desdemona, 1996, was conducted by James Levine;
• "That's what everyone does," Fiordilidji's aria, conductor Georg Sholty;
• "Herodias", Salome, staged in 1994, was conducted by Valery Gergiev ;
• "Rosamund English", Rosamund Clifford's aria, behind the console - David Perry;
• "The Marriage of Figaro," Countess Almaviva's party, conducted by Bernard Haitink, 1994;
• "Armida", Aria's aria, conductor - Daniel Gatti, staged in 1993.

Personal life

Rene Fleming, whose private life is fairly calm, does not cause the public to get excited. The first husband of the singer was actor Richard Lee Ross, with whom she registered a marriage in 1989 and lived until 2000. In this marriage, Renee gave birth to two daughters - Amelia and Sage.

The next husband of the opera diva in 2011 was lawyer Tim Jessel, a high charismatic and successful representative of the legal community of Pennsylvania. There are no children in this marriage.

Currently Renee Fleming is working on another creative project.