Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
#1Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/21/06 at 11:29am
This was part of Renee's performance at the Nobel Priza gala. Remember Renee, what happens in Oslo doesn't necessarily stay in Oslo.
Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Mind is Mantra.
erikaamato
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/04
#2re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/21/06 at 11:58am
LOL! I am so glad I took the time to listen to that. HILARIOUS. Thanks for sharing! 
P.S. I think this was my favortie part:
"I could have spread my wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiings!!!"
#2re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/21/06 at 12:04pmI have a a recording of Finning soprano Karita Mattila singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"--but Karita seems to get the joke.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#3re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/21/06 at 12:07pmRene has a pretty good sense of humor, I am sure she intended that to be a bit over the top in a campy sort of way. Thanks for posting that, though.
PEACE.
#4re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/21/06 at 6:42pm
LMFAO....
ahhh Renee...please don't...stick to Arias in foreign languages...
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#5re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/21/06 at 7:35pmShe's obviously joking. She actually started out as a jazz singer. Listen to her Broadway duet CD with Bryn Terfel. It's amazing!
#6re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/21/06 at 9:15pm
How drunk was she? Honestly, six seconds in and I had to turn it off.
I am going to have to self-hypnotize in order to forget that.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#7re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/21/06 at 10:59pmIt was intended to be humorous.
#8re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/22/06 at 5:39amBut is the Nobel Peace Prize Gala Concert the best place to try vocal humour?
~And let us try, before we die, to make some sense of life~
#9re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/22/06 at 8:32am
It was intended to be humorous.
Guess you had to be there.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#10re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/22/06 at 8:55amIf you listen to the end, the audience obviously is in on the joke and cheers enthusiastically. The opera queens at Parterre.com, who are notoriously and fiercely bitchy, obviously left out the introduction to her performance that put it in context.
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#11re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/22/06 at 9:17am
I've seen her do this bit in concert. It is a joke. It's not a terribly funny joke, but her intention is to tell a joke.
Opera singers aren't known for their ability to crack people up, and I'll praise any brave opera singer for even trying.
Has anyone heard Birgit Neilsen sing this song? It is amazing. She sounds like Miss Piggy until the very end of the song -- where she hits a trememndous high C.
"Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'"
-- unknown
#12re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/23/06 at 2:49pmno! where can we hear that?
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#13re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/23/06 at 5:41pmOh, thank goodness it's a joke, because that 7th at the end is just painful.
#14re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/23/06 at 11:06pmNever been a Renee Fleming fan. After listening to that, I never will be, either.
Cheyenne Jackson tickled me. AFTER ordering SoMMS a drink but NOT tickling him, and hanging out with Girly in his dressing room (where he DIDN'T tickle her) but BEFORE we got married. To others. And then he tweeted Boobs. He also tweeted he's good friends with some chick on "The Voice" who just happens to be good friends with Tink's ex. And I'm still married. Oh, and this just in: "Pettiness, spite, malice ....Such ugly emotions... So sad." - After Eight, talking about MEEEEEEEE!!! I'm so honored! :-)
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#15re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/24/06 at 1:33am
Listen to Flemming do "Ain't It A Pretty Night" and tell me she isn't amazing.
She is a remarkable singer.
"Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'"
-- unknown
#16re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/24/06 at 7:41amSorry. Not a fan.
Cheyenne Jackson tickled me. AFTER ordering SoMMS a drink but NOT tickling him, and hanging out with Girly in his dressing room (where he DIDN'T tickle her) but BEFORE we got married. To others. And then he tweeted Boobs. He also tweeted he's good friends with some chick on "The Voice" who just happens to be good friends with Tink's ex. And I'm still married. Oh, and this just in: "Pettiness, spite, malice ....Such ugly emotions... So sad." - After Eight, talking about MEEEEEEEE!!! I'm so honored! :-)
#17re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/24/06 at 9:45amWe saw her in Rusalka. Glorious.
#18re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/24/06 at 12:56pm
I have the DVD of Rusalka....AHHHMAZING...
I just sang "Song to the Moon" in Czech this semester, so after I did it in performance I wanted to see how I stacked up to a great...
I'm now a big Renee fan.
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
#19re: Renee Fleming as you've never heard her before
Posted: 12/24/06 at 5:05pmShe's a distinctive and intelligent artist, and she has many detractors. All the greatest opera divas always have, and some Broadway stars have that love-her-or-hate-her effect on people too.
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