Schedule for World Opera Star Rene Fleming Opera Gala 2022

Soprano: Renee Fleming

Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra

Renowned for her sensuous voice, stylistic versatility and captivating stage presence, Renee Fleming is recognised by the press and public as one of the great artists of today. Acclaimed as the "gold standard of soprano sound, " the two-time Grammy Award winner?s vocal artistry is sought after on the world?s most distinguished stages and in recordings. Her repertoire ranges from classics and romantic music to contemporary works and jazz, as evidenced by last summer?s Haunted Heart album of classical and jazz music recorded with Fred Hersch and Bill Frisell.
Summer 2005 highlights included a performance with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican for Andre Previn?s 75th Birthday Gala, performances of Otello with the Royal Opera at Covent Garden, a performance with the Danish Radio Orchestra and appearances at major music festivals including Lincoln Center?s Mostly Mozart (USA), Spain?s Festival Internacional de Santander, Switzerland?s Lucerne Festival and Berlin?s famed Waldbuhnen series. In February 2006, she performed with Dmitry Hvorostovsky in Moscow and St Petersburg with the Academic Chamber Orchestra of Russia. Decca also released two recordings: Strauss? Daphne (WDR Symphony conducted by Semyon Bychkov) and Sacred Songs (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andreas Delfs).
She will participate in The Juilliard School?s 100th Anniversary Gala, the school where she studied. She subsequently trained at the State University of New York, Potsdam and the Eastman School of Music. In early years, she was a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to Germany. A winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Auditions, she was also the recipient of a Richard Tucker Award, George London Prize, and a Grand Prix at the International Singing Competition in Belgium. Ms Fleming?s achievements have been recognised with many honours, the most recent being the 2004 Classical Brits Award and honorary membership of the Royal Academy of Music.
An avid reader since childhood, Renee Fleming is an advocate for literacy. She is featured in the 2005 nationwide Get Caught Reading campaign, supported by the Association of American Publishers and the magazine Publishers of America. Her first book The Inner Voice has been published in the USA, Germany, France, the UK and Japan.