I'm Alan Olga and this is Clear Invidit, conversations about connecting and communicating.

I take what someone else created and interpret it to the best of my abilities.

I'm always searching for something new.

What if I held that note a little bit longer and then pushed off so it's like leaping

into the pool?

This is what I'm doing and it's endlessly fascinating.

I don't get bored singing the same thing.

Renee Fleming is sung in opera houses and on concert stages around the world.

And even if you've never been to the opera you might very well have heard her sing on

the soundtracks of very popular movies and in recordings that span a range of styles.

This year she appeared for the first time on the Broadway stage in the musical Carousel.

Renee has covered a lot of ground but I think you'll be surprised to hear about the project

she's passionately engaged in now.

Renee and I talked one afternoon at her apartment in Manhattan and it's ironic that while I was

talking with someone who possesses one of the most beautiful voices in the world, I was

suffering from a horse throat.

Renee acted as though she didn't notice which shows what a good actress she is.

And actually our conversation started with talking about acting and about one mysterious

aspect of it that Renee seems to be blessed with.

We shall carousel the other night and we'll just amaze at your performance.

Thank you.

Not just your incredible voice but this thing that you have really really amazed me.

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