ReneeFleming

great shop!!! see you for Rusalka!! touchstones have been the first time I sang Desdemona at the Met, Cosi with Solti, and frankly after that, it's all a blurrrrrrrrrrrrrr

take a piece of paper, and dream.... imagine your career if it was what you wanted, in ten years, twenty.... and then imagine the steps you will have to take to get there - are you making yourself special in terms of repertoire, in terms even more importantly, of personality when you enter an audition... and your image - is it together? it's a very competitive world right now

I try to live moderately, get enough sleep, eat and drink reasonably... and watch caffeine intake (especially hard for me) - but the most important thing is choosing repertoire wisely - not too heavy, and the appropriate tessitura - not too high or low in terms of mean pitch... keep singing and stay in vocal shape - keep the voice moving - it's not easy.....

Are you all coming to see Streetcar Named Desire in May?? I want to meet you! and teens respond to the drama and glamour of this art form - talk about meltdowns! funny, my daughters are more conservative than I am in their taste - I liked The Nose, and they like more classic works - good discussion to have....

to take more control of my destiny - and stop waiting for someone else to fix it - I'm doing that now, but it took a long time for me to embrace the decision making process....