Ive always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks. – 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
I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. Its 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 its a great date or something thats just hugely romantic. – Renee Fleming
My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table I had a tremendous music education. – Renee Fleming
I say lets go back to a truer use of the word freedom. Lets start with President Franklin Roosevelts Four Freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. I would add the freedom to bargain collectively. Those freedoms are under attack today. – Richard Trumka