American opera singer Rene Fleming is the owner of the purest lyrical soprano, winner of numerous international awards. Among the performer’s high achievements are several prestigious Grammy prizes.
Renee Fleming: biography
The singer was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, on February 14, 1959. Parents were musicians who taught vocal art. Little Rene early showed singing talent. As a child, she entered the Istma music school of Jena Gaetani, and then went to Beverly Peck in Giuliard.
The future singer's beautiful strong voice required fine-tuning, just like a precious diamond requires cutting to turn into a diamond. At first, Fleming Renee wanted to become a jazz performer. Her idol in her youth was Joni Mitchell, a Canadian rock vocalist. Once Fleming Rene went on a long tour with the popular jazz guitarist Illinois Jacques. Upon her return, the girl decided to abandon the career of a jazz singer and devote herself to the opera stage.
Carier start
The debut in the opera by Fleming Renee took place in 1986, the singer performed the part of Constanta from Mozart's “Abduction in the Seraglio”. In 1988, she was invited to Covent Garden, where she performed in an opera with ballet elements called "New York City", and three years later she became a soloist with the New York Metropolitan Opera. Her performances became vivid and memorable. Rene Fleming did not refuse the impresario, who made her proposals on behalf of the directorate of famous opera houses. She took part in many performances, and also toured Europe. In 1992, the singer performed on the Grand Stage of the Geneva Opera House.
Popularity
Each output in the play, each new installment added fame to Fleming Rene. A talented performer took on the most complex parts and coped with them wonderfully. The performances of the opera diva were invariably accompanied by full houses.
Rene Fleming received international fame in 1996 after recording the double disc "So Everyone Acts" based on the works of Mozart. Already a popular singer, Fleming took part in the following festivals: Palaces of St. Petersburg, Lucerne in Switzerland, the Spanish international Santander and the Mozart Festival in the American Lincoln Center.
Discography
Among the albums recorded by the singer at different times, one can distinguish:
- "Eugene Onegin";
- "Mermaid";
- Armida
- Thais
- Manon
- "La Traviata";
- "This is what everyone does;"
- "Herodias";
- Capriccio.
A few more albums are being prepared for release.
Awards
- The singer is a holder of the Order of the French Legion of Honor, which was awarded to her in 2005.
- Rene Fleming received her first recognition in France in 2002, becoming the commander of the Order of Literature and Arts of France.
- The singer received the Richard Tucker Prize in 1988, at the dawn of her career.
- In the same year she was awarded the George London Prize.
- After 10 years, in 1998, Fleming became a laureate of the International Vocal Competition in Belgium and received the first Grammy Award for a series of arias “Beautiful Voice - Carpenter's Works”.
- At the same time, Rene earned the Gramophone, Edison and the Belgian Cecilia Avard prizes as recognition of Dvorak's Mermaid in her performance.
- Grammy Award for Belcanto Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini, 2002.
- The Swedish Music Prize was awarded to the singer in 2008.
- The prize of the American magazine "News of the Opera" was received at the same time.
- In the same year, the singer was awarded the prize "Muse", awarded to her at the festival "Palaces of St. Petersburg".
- One of Fleming's most prestigious awards is the US Medal for National Art Achievements.
The most famous arias performed by Rene Fleming
Since 1993, the singer has performed several memorable parts:
- "Eugene Onegin", Tatyana Larina’s aria, 2007. Conducted by Valery Gergiev ;
- La Traviata, Violetta Valerie’s aria, accompaniment of the orchestra conducted by maestro James Colon, 2006;
- Daphne, Daphne's part, conductor Semyon Bychkov, 2005 performance;
- Capriccio, Countess’s aria, conducted by Ulf Schirmer, 2004;
- The Mermaid, the Mermaid party, escorted by James Colon, 2002;
- "Manon", aria Manon, conductor - Jesus Cobos, the play was staged in 2001;
- Don Juan, Donna Anna, 2000, conducted by James Levine;
- "Alcina", Alcina part, 1999 opera, conductor - William Christie;
- The Desire Tram, Blanche Dubois aria, at the console - André Previn, 1998;
- The Mermaid, The Mermaid Part, conductor Charles Mackerras, production 1998;
- Thais, Thais aria, 1997. Conducted by Yves Abel;
- Don Juan, part of Donna Anna, production of 1996, behind the conductor console - Georg Solti;
- Othello, Desdemona Party, 1996, conducted by James Levine;
- “Everybody Does It,” a Fiordildigi aria, conductor - Georg Solti;
- Herodias, Salome, production of 1994, conducted by Valery Gergiev;
- Rosamund English, Rosamund Clifford’s aria; David Perry at the console;
- The Marriage of Figaro, Countess Almaviva's party, conducted by Bernard Haitink, 1994;
- Armida, Armida's aria, conductor - Daniel Gatti, 1993 production.
Personal life
Rene Fleming, whose personal life proceeds quite calmly, does not cause public excitement. The singer’s first husband was actor Richard Lee Ross, with whom she registered marriage in 1989 and lived until 2000. In this marriage, Rene gave birth to two daughters - Amelia and Sage.
The next spouse of the opera diva in 2011 was lawyer Tim Jessel, a high charismatic and successful representative of the Pennsylvania legal community. There are no children in this marriage.
Currently, Rene Fleming is working on another creative project.