America’s lyric soprano sweetheart, Renée Fleming, helps to prove that opera really is everywhere…
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If classical music really were dead, I’d have a lot more time for yoga and bourbon…
I’m always so worried when an opera singer appears in mainstream things that the appearance will be completely tone-deaf (mostly due to the fact that pop culture has no idea what we do) but this was just completely charming! And I love David’s response to hearing her voice, “Did you know you sound like that?” Hee hee.
Exactly! I think having more legit singers take on the mainstream spotlight can only help the cause.