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Renée Fleming

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Recital

Maria Manetti Shrem Great Artist Performance

Renée Fleming, soprano
Howard Watkins, piano

The following selections are accompanied by Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene, an original film by National Geographic.
HAZEL DICKENS “Pretty Bird”
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL “Care Selve” from Atalanta, HWV 35
NICO MUHLY “Endless Space”
JOSEPH CANTELOUBE “Baïléro” from Songs of the Auvergne
MARIA SCHNEIDER “Our Finch Feeder” from Winter Morning Walks
BJÖRK “All is Full of Love”
HOWARD SHORE “Twilight and Shadow” from The Lord of the Rings
KEVIN PUTS “Evening”
BURT BACHARACH AND HAL DAVID “What the World Needs Now”
INTERMISSION
FAURÉ “Au bord de l’eau”
“Les berceaux”
GRIEG “Lauf der Welt”
“Zur Rosenzeit”
PUCCINI “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi
KERN “All the Things You Are”
ANDREW LIPPA “The Diva” (2020)

Radiant soprano Renée Fleming graces Berkeley with her star power once again, lending her warmth and sensitivity to a recital program of songs and arias in several languages. Fleming’s shimmering, lustrous voice is the stuff of legends. Affectionately coined “America’s Diva,” only she can claim to have sung at the Super Bowl, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, at a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, and at a Presidential inauguration, in addition to all the world’s major opera houses—not to mention boasting five Grammy wins, an indie rock album, and a Tony Award-nominated Broadway appearance. Beyond the opera stage, Fleming’s artistic curiosity has led her to follow her creativity in countless directions, pursuing fascinating projects, collaborations, commissions, and—luckily for us—more of her rare and special recital appearances. In December, she was among the artists celebrated at the 46th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievement.

A highlight of the concert will be an original film created by the National Geographic Society to reflect the live musical selections on the first half of the program. This multimedia piece, in which Fleming will sing music from Handel to The Lord of the Rings, is inspired by Fleming’s Grammy Award-winning album Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene, addressing our complicated relationship with nature. Classical songs by Fauré and Grieg continue the theme of nature, seen through the eyes of the Romantic poets, and the recital concludes with a few beloved audience favorites by Puccini, Jerome Kern, and Andrew Lippa.

Run time for this performance is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes including intermission.

Feb 9, 2024, 8pm
Add to Calendar 02/09/2024 08:00 pm 02/09/2024 09:30 pm America/Los_Angeles Renée Fleming, soprano https://calperformances.org/events/2023-24/recital/renee-fleming-soprano-2324/ Zellerbach Hall
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Feb 9, 2024, 8pm
Add to Calendar 02/09/2024 08:00 pm 02/09/2024 09:30 pm America/Los_Angeles Renée Fleming, soprano https://calperformances.org/events/2023-24/recital/renee-fleming-soprano-2324/ Zellerbach Hall
Tickets start at $50

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