Fleming, Renée

Fleming, Renée, 1959–, American soprano, b. Indiana, Pa. She studied at the State Univ. of New York, Potsdam (grad. 1981), Eastman School of Music, and Julliard's American Opera Center (1983–87). In 1986 she made her professional debut in Salzburg, Austria, in Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio, and has since performed at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, and La Scala. With her velvety warm and rich voice, exquisite phrasing, interpretive power, broad repertoire, and classic beauty, Fleming has become one of America's most popular operatic singers.

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