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Singers: Renée Fleming Renée Fleming was born on Valentine's Day, 1959, in Rochester, New York. August 2014 In October 2014 American soprano Renée Fleming releases her first-ever holiday album entitled Christmas in New York. Guest artists include, Alison Krauss, Gregory Porter, Kurt Elling, Chris Botti, Joshua Bell, Brad Mehldau and Wynton Marsalis. The release of the album will be supported by Renée's appearance on the broadcast of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade followed by a confirmed December pledge PBS Christmas Special first air date being December 4th, 2014. While Renée is known mostly as an opera singer, her career has encompassed numerous genres and styles of singing. For Christmas in New York, Renée sings in a more intimate style. Source: amazon.com Christmas in New York, CD, amazon.com Christmas in New York, CD, amazon.co.uk Christmas in New York, CD, amazon.fr March 2014 About the new production of The Merry Widow for the 2014-2015 season of the Metropolitan Opera: --- Renee Fleming's upcoming CD Dark Hope is scheduled for release in the United States on June 8, 2010, says amazon.com. The singer covers songs by Muse, Arcade Fire, The Mars Volta, Death Cab For Cutie, Leonard Cohen, Band Of Horses, and more. The track listings are: 1. Stepping Stone (Duffy) An article at americansongwriter.com says that "Fleming is joined in the studio by her two daughters and her sister, who provide backup vocals on a few tracks." Variety.com had had an article entitled "Opera dive Fleming to release 'Hope'" but has changed the title to "Opera star Fleming to release 'Hope.'"
--- The book Living Opera by Joshua Jampol contains a chapter "Renée Fleming, or balancing on the high wire." --- "The New Depths of Renée Fleming" by Jason Victor Serinus, December 6, 2009, San Francisco Classical Voice ---
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