
Renee Fleming in ‘La Traviata’ as Violetta
“I love the relationship that anyone has with music … because there’s something in us that is beyond the reach of words, something that eludes and defies our best attempts to spit it out. … It’s the best part of us probably …”
— Nick Hornby
dvep:
Well…there goes the rest of my night. It’s 11:30 PM but La Fleming is too important.
Renée Fleming (Lucrezia Borgia) and Michael Fabiano (Gennaro) in Gaetano Donizetti’s LUCREZIA BORGIA. San Francisco Opera, 2011.
Remember that time that I literally ran into Renée Fleming backstage at the Lyric… cuz I did.
Also, if you are in the arts or considering the arts, please listen
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