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Quotes by Renee Fleming

I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story. I don't achieve nearly what I want.
– Renee Fleming
My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education.
– Renee Fleming
No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen.
– Renee Fleming
Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, during a manicure, getting my hair done, and even while driving if I only look at the score at red lights.
– Renee Fleming
I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional, about that music.
– Renee Fleming
I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks.
– Renee Fleming
I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether it's a great date or something that's just hugely romantic.
– Renee Fleming
I have had a very difficult time with stage fright it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood.
– Renee Fleming
Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life.
– Renee Fleming
For years, I had no time for exploratory travel.
– Renee Fleming
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.
– Renee Fleming
Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc.
– Renee Fleming
Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.
– Renee Fleming