Opera superstar Renée Fleming dazzles in weekend residency
Photo: Tobias Liu
Whales don’t often swim across the back wall of the stage in Morse Recital Hall. The majestic creatures are known for their songs, but not nearly as much as opera superstar Renée Fleming — christened “the people’s diva” — who stood at center stage singing while a National Geographic film showcased leaping whales behind her.
On Friday evening, before a sold-out crowd, Fleming performed a recital with Yale Opera director Gerald Martin Moore in Morse Recital Hall as part of a residency program created by the Schwarzman Center and the School of Music.
On Saturday, Fleming gave a public masterclass with School of Music vocal students — then led a public “Music and Mind” forum with Yale professors Laurie Santos and AZA Allsop.
Her unmatched versatility, musicality and ability to infuse the arts into other areas of scholarship and research serve as an inspiration for members of our community who are bringing multiple disciplines together to enrich lives and solve pressing global challenges.
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