Biography
Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has won five times. In June 2023, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that Fleming would be one of the five artists recognized at the 2023 Kennedy Center Honors, which she received in December 2023. Other notable honors won by Fleming have included the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the French government, Germany's Cross of the Order of Merit, Sweden's Polar Music Prize and honorary membership in England's Royal Academy of Music. Unusual among artists whose careers began in opera, Fleming has achieved name recognition beyond the classical music world. In May, 2023, Fleming was appointed by the World Health Organization as a Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health. On April 9, 2024, Penguin Random House published Fleming's anthology Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness, a collection of essays about the health ben…
Movies & TV Shows
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Margaret (2011) — Opera Singer
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) — Self
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The View (1997) — Self
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Great Performances (1971) — Mme. de Tourvel
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Bosch: The Garden of Dreams (2016) — Self
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Bride of the Wind (2001) — Frances Alda
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In Search of Mozart (2006) — Self
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The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow (2015) — Hanna Glawari
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Live from Lincoln Center (1976) — Self
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009) — Self
- 3 nach 9 (1974) — Self
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Christmas in Washington (2003) — Self
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (1994) — The Countess
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Otello (1995) — Desdemona
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Strauss R: Der Rosenkavalier (2009) — Feldmarschallin
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The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore (2011) — Self - Host
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Don Giovanni (2000) — Donna Anna
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The Marriage of Figaro (1994) — Countess Almaviva
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Lucrezia Borgia (2011) — Lucrezia Borgia
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The Ghosts of Versailles (1992) — Rosina
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The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto (2013) — Self - Host
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Voom Portraits (2007) — Self
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The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 (2012) — Self - Performer
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Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center (2008) — Host
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The Kennedy Center at 50 (2021) — Self
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Built Beautiful: An Architecture and Neuroscience Love Story (2020) — Self
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John Adams: Nixon in China (2023) — Pat Nixon
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Royal Opera House: La Traviata (2009) — Violetta Valéry
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The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata (2022) — Self - Host
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La Traviata (2006) — Violetta Valéry
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The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio (2011) — The Countess
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Rusalka (2002) — Rusalka
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Der Rosenkavalier (2017) — The Marschallin
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Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala (2020) — Self
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The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette (2007) — Self - Host
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Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg (2003) — Self - Soloist
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Sommernachtskonzert 2017 (2017) — Self
- ZDF-Mittagsmagazin (1989) — Self
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Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2019 (2019) — Self - Soprano
- Mythos Mozart - Musik für die Welt (2006) — Self