{"title":"Renee Fleming","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop Renee Fleming at Shopmusic247: vinyl and CD. Find albums, reissues, deluxe editions and coloured vinyl, shipped across Canada from our Ontario warehouse. Free standard shipping on orders over $150.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"renee-fleming-bel-canto-cd","title":"Renée Fleming – Bel Canto CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Renée Fleming comes Bel Canto, an opera and classical album on Decca. This is the CD edition. This edition was released on September 17, 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFleming, Renee Surely Renée Fleming's soprano must be one of the most beautiful voices before the public today. Though renowned for her interpretations of Mozart, Strauss, and Verdi, as well as for her commitment to contemporary music, she says that the \"bel canto\" repertoire has always been central to her career. On this recording, which features scenes and arias from operas by Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini, she proves that she has achieved total, effortless technical mastery of the uniquely difficult vocal writing characteristic of the style. Every note is perfectly placed. Her runs, including scales over a huge range in both directions, are as clear and evenly paced as a chain of exquisite pearls. Her leaps always land in the center of the pitch. Her intonation is flawless. Fleming also displays her emotional affinity for the drama, pathos, and lyricism of the music and her ability to identify with her larger-than-life heroines. Chosen from familiar and unfamiliar operas, the music is beguilingly beautiful, ranging from peacefully pastoral to darkly menacing. However, some listeners may feel that Fleming's tendency to overinflect, overphrase, make long pauses, and put swells on long notes, especially in the slow arias, undercuts the music's simplicity and the directness of her expressive communication. The performances are based on the latest scholarly research into the \"bel canto\" style regarding historically correct ornamentation (only in repeats) and the problems of balancing textual fidelity with imaginative freedom. The Orchestra of St. Luke's gives splendid support, with outstanding solos, especially from the winds. --Edith Eisler\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Decca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617575321818,"sku":"028946710128","price":17.08,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/BELCANTO_idpwwp.jpg?v=1771647974"},{"product_id":"renee-fleming-the-fiddle-and-the-drum-vinyl","title":"Renee Fleming – The Fiddle And The Drum (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Renee Fleming comes The Fiddle And The Drum, a folk album on Renee Fleming Recs. This is the vinyl edition. This edition was released on May 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP pressing. 2026 release. The Fiddle and the Drum brings together 5x Grammy winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck for a celebration of Appalachian folk music. Produced by Béla Fleck, the album mines a rich vein of America's musical heritage, weaving the expressive depth of Fleming's voice with the brilliance of Fleck's banjo, backed by an all-star bluegrass line up and special guests including Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Mike Bub, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan and Bryan Sutton. Through mountain songs, haunting ballads, and folk hymns, The Fiddle and the Drum honors the roots and emotional power of Appalachia, just in time for America's 250th anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Renee Fleming Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47956989116634,"sku":"732388026081","price":31.89,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/THEFIDDLEANDTHEDRUMBLACKVINYL_xyfgzh.jpg?v=1780709150"},{"product_id":"renee-fleming-the-fiddle-and-the-drum-cd","title":"Renee Fleming – The Fiddle and the Drum (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Renee Fleming comes The Fiddle and the Drum, a folk album on Renee Fleming Recs. This is the CD edition. This edition was released on May 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2026 release. The Fiddle and the Drum brings together 5x Grammy winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck for a celebration of Appalachian folk music. Produced by Béla Fleck, the album mines a rich vein of America's musical heritage, weaving the expressive depth of Fleming's voice with the brilliance of Fleck's banjo, backed by an all-star bluegrass line up and special guests including Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Mike Bub, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan and Bryan Sutton. Through mountain songs, haunting ballads, and folk hymns, The Fiddle and the Drum honors the roots and emotional power of Appalachia, just in time for America's 250th anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Renee Fleming Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48111503212762,"sku":"732388026180","price":20.96,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/THEFIDDLEANDTHEDRUM_hrpdri.jpg?v=1782498179"}],"url":"https:\/\/shopmusic247.com\/collections\/artist-renee-fleming.oembed","provider":"Shopmusic247","version":"1.0","type":"link"}