Ive 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 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
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
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Im reading a lot of different books, but I always think I have to switch it up a little bit. Its like food – everything in moderation, same with my books, same with my reading. You read books that are good for you and you learn a lot of stuff, then you read Fifty Shades of Grey, which is like candy. – Shay Mitchell