Renee Fleming Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“There's no performance where I never have to think about setting up a phrase or making a technical adjustment while I'm performing.”

“I think singing is one of the most natural things that human beings do, but it's difficult.”

“Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music.”

“I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's 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 it's a great date or something that's just hugely romantic.”

“I was constantly being pushed toward a European ideal of what it means to be a classical or opera singer, let's say in the Renata Tebaldi mode. I reject that.”

“I have a certain image that's more classic, and I'm happy to stay out of the fray.”

“I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't.”

“I was always a very good student.”

“Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.”

“Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.”