One of the most beloved and celebrated musical ambassadors of our time, soprano Renée Fleming captivates audiences with her sumptuous voice, consummate artistry, and compelling stage presence as she continues to grace the world’s leading opera stages and concert halls. She has appeared with all the major orchestras of Europe and North America and collaborated with such renowned conductors as Daniel Barenboim, Christoph Eschenbach, Valery Gergiev, Bernard Haitink, James Levine, the late Sir Charles Mackerras, Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Antonio Pappano, André Previn, Christian Thielemann, Michael Tilson Thomas and the late Sir Georg Solti. This stunning 1999 Decca release, which is available on vinyl for the first time, earned Fleming a Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance and finds her in absolute top form performing arias by Gounod, Orff, Puccini, Strauss and Rachmaninov among otherswith conductor Jeffrey Tate and the English Chamber Orchestra.
Musicians:Jeffrey Tate, conductorRenée Fleming, sopranoEnglish Chamber Orchestra
