Renee Fleming

Nineteenth century operatic singing includes the bel canto or beautiful singing style associated with composers like Rossini. The bel canto style expected a seamless and effortless like ability of singers in terms of range, pitch, emotion and vocalism. Renee Fleming is considered one of the greatest, if not the greatest female, opera singers in the modern era. Fleming was born in Rochester, New York, the daughter of high school vocal music teachers (Interview 1). While she was influenced by Jazz and singers like Joni Mitchell, Fleming chose the classical route and opera instead.

Fleming's style is one that is tinged with eroticism and seduction. The control, versatility, purity, and effortlessn

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