In “Morgen!,” written by Richard Strauss in 1894, solo violin rises from a bed of strings in a tender duet with harp. When the vocalist opens with the optimistic line “And tomorrow, the sun will shine ...

In 1948, German composer Richard Strauss set Hermann Hesse's beautiful poem "September" to music, but he didn't live to hear it on stage. It's part of a set now known as Four Last Songs, a song cycle ...

Collaborating with Canadian conductor and pianist Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Renée Fleming has released a new album, “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene,” inspired by the solace she has found while hiking ...

The opera star sings some of her favorite songs, from Schubert to Joni Mitchell's "River," and performs a Gershwin tune with host Michael Feinstein. Renee Fleming On 'Song Travels' Grammy-winning ...

Opera singers of an earlier time often were criticized for their “park and bark” delivery. The phrase refers to performers who stand onstage and sing the music without acting the part. Renee Fleming ...

Move over indie rock, here comes something more “appasionato.” On her new album, Dark Hope, opera star Renee Fleming takes a “visit to a new, parallel universe.” Produced by David Kahne (Regina ...

The capacity house Thursday night at Benaroya Hall came prepared to worship soprano Renee Fleming, and worship it did, with multiple standing ovations and many bravos. In addition to a voice that was ...

Let’s call it a tie. Was it the enraptured audience or the superstar artist who seemed most emotional following Orange County’s first official indoors, live-attended concert in 15 months? While any ...

Song Celebrates "Radio" Bob Fleming The band String Bee has written a song celebrating Bob Fleming's love for collecting and fixing old radios. CAMDEN, N.Y. -- When he was young, Bob Fleming remembers ...