Using Renee Fleming's musical autobiography The Inner Voice (Viking, 2004), we will read about Fleming's career and then watch performances that were important turning points in her road to stardom. Her book provides interesting insight into the nuts and bolts of an opera career: What makes for a successful audition? How did her voice change after pregnancy? How did she manage a worldwide opera career while raising two children as a divorced mom? How did she pick her repertoire, her conductors, opera house? In short, how did she become the world's most recognized soprano? Each week, we will cover approximately 55 pages of Fleming's easy-to-read book. During class we will discuss the reading and listen to performances that she describes in her text. The arias that we will listen to are all available on the Met on Demand app. (Subscription required for advance listening). We will listen to arias that range from the familiar (Don Giovanni, Der Rosenkavalier, Onegin, Otello, Figaro), to some more obscure titles (Streetcar Named Desire, Armida, Arabella, Thais). Come join us to listen to some of the great opera performances of the last 30 years.
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