Sneak Preview: Renée Fleming’s plans for tonight at SPAC
SPAC President Christopher Shiley: “It’s been too long.”
Opera icon Renée Fleming takes the stage with the Philadelphia Orchestra tonight, for an eagerly-anticipated and diverse performance. The legendary vocalist will connect the arts with nature, sing everything from Lord of the Rings to Björk — and of course bring the house down with the arias and musical theater numbers that made her a world-famous star.
“She's one of the most quintessential sopranos and vocalists of her time,” SPAC President Christopher Shiley tells the Dispatch. “She has not been at the venue since 2016, so it's certainly time to have her back. It's been too long.”
Fleming has five Grammys (from a whopping 18 nominations), a Kennedy Center Honor and National Medal of Arts. She also has an honorary membership in England’s Royal Academy of Music, among many other recognitions.
The first half of tonight’s show will feature
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