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The Kennedy Center & Renée Fleming VOICES Present ‘John Gallagher Jr. and Band’

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(Photo credit: The Kennedy Center) Renée Fleming VOICES at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have announced “John Gallagher Jr. and Band” as an addition to its program this season. The performance at the Kennedy Center coincides with Gallagher’s national tour of his upcoming third album, “Goodbye or Something.” Composed entirely by Gallagher, the 11 original tracks {…}

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Sir Bryn Terfel to Headline Renée Fleming VOICES’ 2023-24 Season

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(Credit: Bryn Terfel / Facebook) The Kennedy Center has announced the 2023-24 season of Renée Flemings VOICES, which will feature artists from a wide range of musical genres. The lone classical voice performance on offer will feature bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel. “I’m thrilled that my beloved colleague, the great Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, is coming to the Concert Hall,” Fleming {…}

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Jamie Barton To Present Recital As Part Of Renée Fleming VOICES series

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The 2018–2019 Renée Fleming VOICES series will continue with a recital by Jamie Barton. Accompanied by pianist Kathleen Kelly, the recital will include music by Haydn, Strauss, and Ravel, as well as works by female composers Nadia and Lili Boulanger and Americans Elinor Remick Warren and Amy Beach. Barton will also perform “Love After 1950,” a contemporary song cycle by Libby {…}

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The Kennedy Center Announces 2022-23 Season of Renée Fleming’s VOICES Series

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The Kennedy Center has announced the 2022-23 season of Renée Fleming’s VOICES series. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on classical music performers. First up will be Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez who will appear at Eisenhower Tower. “In Juan Diego Flórez, we have one of the great bel canto tenors of our time,” Fleming noted {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Renée Fleming Headline VOICES Concert Series

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Superstar soprano Renée Fleming has announced the latest season of her “VOICES” concert series, which features vocal performances across a wide range of genres including jazz, opera, pop, and more. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be centered on operatic performances but you don’t want to overlook Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro presenting “Och & Oy! A {…}

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Renée Fleming, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Julia Bullock Headline MasterVoices 4-Part ‘Myths & Hymns’ Digital Project

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MasterVoices is set to present Adam Guettel’s song cycle “Myths and Hymns” in a four-part digital series launching this January. Choral arrangements for the song cycle will be made by Ted Sperling with short films created for each of the 23 songs. The first six songs of the series connected under the first installment entitled “Chapter One: Flight” will feature {…}

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Renée Fleming Among Headlines of Tulsa Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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Tulsa Opera has announced its 2024-25 season, which will feature five productions and concerts. “Tulsans love singing, instrumental music, dance, visual art, and theater,” said Artistic Director Aaron Beck in an official press release. “Opera has all of those and more. We chose our 2024-25 season with this in mind – a wide variety of works to cater to a {…}

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IMAX 2023 Review: Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing – Venice

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(Film still: provided by Unison Media & IMAX) “Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing: Venice (2023)” debuted in IMAX theaters on September 16, 2023. This very special feature-length film captures the most beautiful parts of Venice and explores opera’s nuanced details in vivid IMAX and Stage Access display. Fleming’s natural gift for storytelling and enriching the minds of audiences through her {…}

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Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute Announces Renée Fleming’s ‘SongStudio’ 2023

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Renée Fleming’s “SongStudio” program is set to return to Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute (WMI) this January. Scheduled for Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2023, the program will showcase a series of emerging vocalists and collaborative pianists as they are coached by world-renowned artists, including Fleming herself. During last year’s program, artists received masterclasses from such artists as baritone Christian Gerhaher, pianist {…}