fattyboyblue

Hi Ms. Fleming,

As a young singer, how did you cope with feelings of doubt? When did you know everything would be alright? How do you stay sane in your everyday life?

Ps- did you ever sing Lucia? The video of you, Pavoratti, Plishka, and Zajick in '91 is one of my favorite performances of the sextet ever.

Do you remember the moment you wanted to become a performance artist? What are your ultimate goals in life- separate from your art?

Maybe I’m too late, but maybe you will still see this!

As a singer, I am always relieved to be able to come off stage and not have to be performing every second of an opera. However, the orchestra and conductor are there for the duration of every opera whether they like it or not. How to you manage on the long operas like Tristan or Rosenkavalier? Especially when you are performing 8 times a week…

Also, Mozart and Strauss keep the violins pretty busy, but I imagine in vastly different ways. Do you have a preference? Is one more taxing than the other?