[ Decca / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 27 January 2023
This first-ever, specially remastered collection compiles highlights chosen by Renée of her "most magical experiences", captured live on stage in this pinnacle of opera houses.
Produced by GRAMMY-winning David Frost, the collection features duets with Cecilia Bartoli, Susan Graham, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Samuel Ramey, Bryn Terfel & more.
Since her 1991 debut when she stepped in for Felicity Lott, Renée has performed on the Met stage over 250 times and describes the Met as "my musical home, the theater where I feel welcome amongst friends - backstage, onstage, and in the audience."
"This is a favourite Fleming role and it is beautifully sung, her creamy tone with slivery top notes still exquisite." Gramophone on Rusalka
Arias and Duets from:
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 / Act III
Verdi: Otello / Act IV
Strauss, R: Arabella, Op. 79, TrV 263 / Act III
Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act III
Charpentier, G: Louise / Act III
Gounod: Faust, CG 4 / Act IV
Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203 / Act I
Massenet: Manon / Act III
Floyd, C: Susannah / Act I
Floyd, C: Susannah / Act II
Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227 / Act III
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527 / Act II
Bellini: Il pirata / Act II
Verdi: La traviata / Act II
Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 19 / Act III
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5 / Act III
Massenet: Thaïs / Act II
Rossini: Armida / Act III
Lehár: The Merry Widow / Act II
Korngold: Die tote Stadt / Act I