Lyric Opera 2018-2019 Issue 10A Renee Fleming Gala

L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O March 23, 2019 | 21 the business. Leading master classes, Renée brings to the fore her comprehensive knowledge of tech- nique, showing an uncanny, laser-like ability to zero in on the most crucial vocal issues. To watch her cajole, encourage, and persuade a singer to make particular changes, and then to hear the positive – even transformative – effect that those changes achieve in the singer’s performance, is both moving and exhilarating. Renée Fleming’s career will never rest on its laurels. She moves freely from opera to jazz, from Broadway roles to film soundtracks. Her enthusi- asm for all styles of singing is infectious, exemplify- ing her immeasurable musical curiosity, and there will never be enough hours in the day to explore all the vocal literature that interests her. In every situation, onstage and off, she gives abundantly of her talent, her intelligence, her humanity . And wherever her travels take her, she demonstrates that this country has produced an artist who carries the banner of American singing to the heights. Roger Pines, dramaturg of Lyric Opera of Chicago, has appeared annually on the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts’ “Opera Quiz” for the past 12 years and contributes regularly to opera-related publications and recording companies internationally. He lectured last summer for the inaugural Teatro Nuovo bel canto opera festival at SUNY/Purchase, and has recently written for the first time for both Wexford Festival Opera and New York’s Juilliard School. e Second City Guide to the Opera , which also featured Patrick Stewart (2012/13). Gala concert with Sir Andrew Davis (2013/14). TODD ROSENBERG CORY WEAVER As Countess Madeleine in Capriccio , with William Burden as Flamand (2014/15). TODD ROSENBERG