"Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc."
-Renee Fleming
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"I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional, about that music.“
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"Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life."
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"For years, I had no time for exploratory travel."
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"No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen."
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"I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether it's a great date or something that's just hugely romantic."
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"I have had a very difficult time with stage fright it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood."
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