Renée Fleming
American opera soprano · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1959 · age 67
Renée Lynn Fleming is an American soprano and actress, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has won five times.
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Taught Renée
Arleen Auger Taught Renée
Thomas Hampson Also in Thaïs - Metropolitan Opera (2008)
Bruce Beresford Directed Bride of the Wind (2001)
Bryn Terfel Also in Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni
Brad Mehldau Duets: Love Sublime (2006)
Béla Fleck Duets: The Fiddle and the Drum (2026)
Kelli O'Hara Also in The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow (2015)- Robert Tear Also in Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (1994)
Gerald Finley Also in Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (1994)
Norm Lewis Also in Myths and Hymns (2021)
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Fleming, April 2008
Renée Fleming in NY in 2008
Fleming with husband Tim Jessell
Fleming performs at We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on January 18, 2009.
Renée Fleming speaking at NIH May 2019
President Barack Obama awards Renée Fleming the 2012 National Medal of Arts.Awards
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In December 2023, she was one of five recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. Other notable honors have included the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the French government, Germany's Cross of the Order of Merit, Sweden's Polar Music Prize and honorary membership in England's Royal Academy of Music. Unusual among artists whose careers began in opera, Fleming has achieved name recognition beyond the classical music world.
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In the same film or series as Renée
Cecilia BartoliAlso in Le Nozze di Figaro (1998)
Diana DamrauAlso in Strauss R: Der Rosenkavalier (2009)
Jean-Yves ThibaudetAlso in Bride of the Wind (2001)
Kieran CulkinAlso in Margaret (2011)
Fran DrescherAlso in Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center (2008)
Yannick Nézet-SéguinAlso in Rusalka - Metropolitan Opera (2014)