Holiday Edition: Renée Fleming on Music’s Special Place

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Operatic soprano Renée Fleming has been called ‘the people’s diva,’ performing at key moments in our nation’s story, like when she sang at ground zero after 9/11. For this special episode, she talks with Kim about how music can help us mourn, heal, and celebrate as we send off a particularly tough 2020 and nestle into the holidays. She also describes a few portraits that hold special meaning for her, because portraits are what we’re all about! See the portraits we discuss: Renée Fleming by Annie Leibovitz is here. Denyce Graves and Marc Mostovoy by Nelson Shanks is here. Leontyne Price by Bradley Phillips is here. Special thanks to Dr. Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian, and the Smithsonian National Board for making this podcast possible.

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