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Renée Fleming Biography
Birth Name:Renée Lynn Fleming
Birth Place:Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession Soundtrack, Actress, Producer, Music department
Fast Facts
- In 2008, she became the first woman to headline the Metropolitan Opera at an opening night gala
- Received honorary membership into the Royal Academy of Music in 2003
- Studied music at SUNY Potsdam, the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School
- Sang in various jazz clubs in order to pay for her studies at Juilliard
- Has worked as a creative consultant for the Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Has been featured on the "Read" poster campaign for the American Library Association
- Has served on the board of trustees for the Carnegie Hall Corporation