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Article: Meet the Meg Ryan of opera.(FEATURES)(ARTS & LEISURE)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- October 18, 2002
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Byline: Benjamin Ivry Special to The Christian Science Monitor
NEW YORK -- On stage, the quintessentially American soprano Renee Fleming, whose latest album "Bel Canto" has topped the Billboard classical charts, has something of the forthrightness of Sally Field or a young Martha Stewart.
She sings music that ranges from Verdi to Richard Strauss, Dvorak to Alban Berg, and she has the technique and musical smarts to sound plausible in nearly anything.
"When it comes to repertoire, variety is my favorite word," Ms. Fleming says. "I feel happiest moving between different styles and composers and operatic, concert, and recital formats without ever ...