Renee Fleming
The Pioneer
The frontier and an appetite for the unknown, goes first.
Renee Fleming reads as The Pioneer, an artist whose leadership shows in her willingness to move first where others hesitate. In conversation on The David Rubenstein Show, she comes across as someone who treats her craft as territory still being opened rather than mastered ground, extending what a soprano's career can encompass. Her authority derives less from position than from the confidence to explore, which is the pioneer's essential trait.
“I really expanded the possibilities for the singers who came after me by singing in multiple genre, by singing jazz, by making a rock album, now singing in music theater.”
“When I started, people discouraged that very heavily. They said you're going to ruin your legacy. I just thought, I'm too curious, I want to try new things, so I just ignored that advice.”
“I don't think I have a wish list. What I do have is an open mind and a belief in the future. Things come to us if we work hard, we're dedicated, and we love what we're doing.”
The David Rubenstein Show: “Renee Flemming”
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