Tuesday, August 4, 2009

LISTEN: Renee Fleming Sings Korngold

Soprano Fleming takes a lot of hits on the web, mostly directed at her inability to seem totally involved in the portrayals of her operatic heroines. It’s not by accident that she released a compact disc entitled, The Beautiful Voice. It certainly is and, for some, that’s enough. For others, risk is also part of an operatic experience.

Sometimes she manages both the beautiful voice and total involvement to make the musical experience memorable. Click the YouTube video above and listen to this live performance of the aria "Ich ging zu ihm" from Der Wunder der Heliane by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, recorded at the 2007 Proms at Royal Albert Hall, London. The studio version is available on iTunes.

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