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VAIL, Colorado— Soprano Renee Fleming makes her debut in Beaver Creek Friday night in a special gala evening, with all proceeds directly benefiting the Vilar Performing Arts Center. The performance begins at 6:30 p.m., with a complimentary pre-show hors d'oeuvres and cocktail reception beginning at 6 p.m.
Fleming will sing arias, as well as Broadway hits and jazz standards.
“We are truly honored that Ms. Fleming was able to make time in her busy world tour to come to Beaver Creek and share her extraordinary talents with the Vail Valley,” said Vilar Center Executive Director Kris Sabel. “This will be a rare opportunity to see one of the most important artists in the world today on our stage. Having the support in the community gives us the opportunity to host artists of Ms. Fleming's caliber, and puts us in the ranks of the leading performing arts centers in the country.”
In recent years, Fleming has performed at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. On Jan. 18, 2009, she performed for the televised “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration” at the Lincoln Memorial concert for President Obama. She also has performed for the U.S. Supreme Court, the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace, and at the recent 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution at the invitation of Vaclav Havel.
Over the past few seasons, Fleming has been involved in a wide variety of television and radio broadcasts, including the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD series for movie theaters and television, and Live from Lincoln Center on PBS. In 2008, she became the first woman in the 125-year history of the Metropolitan Opera to headline an opening night gala.
Fleming's 2009-10 operatic season at the Metropolitan Opera has included performances of Strauss' “Der Rosenkavalier” and continues with a new production of Rossini's “Armida .” She also appears at the Vienna State Opera in performances of Strauss' “Capriccio” and at the Zurich Opera in Verdi's “La Traviata” and Strauss' “Der Rosenkavalier.”
A three-time Grammy winner, she won the 2010 Grammy Award for best classical vocal performance for “Verismo,” a CD featuring a collection of rarely heard Italian arias with the Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi di Milano conducted by Marco Armiliato.
Tickets for An Evening with Renee Fleming are $150 and are available online at www.vilarpac.org, by calling 888-920-ARTS(2787) or in person at the box office in Beaver Creek.
Fleming will sing arias, as well as Broadway hits and jazz standards.
“We are truly honored that Ms. Fleming was able to make time in her busy world tour to come to Beaver Creek and share her extraordinary talents with the Vail Valley,” said Vilar Center Executive Director Kris Sabel. “This will be a rare opportunity to see one of the most important artists in the world today on our stage. Having the support in the community gives us the opportunity to host artists of Ms. Fleming's caliber, and puts us in the ranks of the leading performing arts centers in the country.”
In recent years, Fleming has performed at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. On Jan. 18, 2009, she performed for the televised “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration” at the Lincoln Memorial concert for President Obama. She also has performed for the U.S. Supreme Court, the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace, and at the recent 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution at the invitation of Vaclav Havel.
Over the past few seasons, Fleming has been involved in a wide variety of television and radio broadcasts, including the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD series for movie theaters and television, and Live from Lincoln Center on PBS. In 2008, she became the first woman in the 125-year history of the Metropolitan Opera to headline an opening night gala.
Fleming's 2009-10 operatic season at the Metropolitan Opera has included performances of Strauss' “Der Rosenkavalier” and continues with a new production of Rossini's “Armida .” She also appears at the Vienna State Opera in performances of Strauss' “Capriccio” and at the Zurich Opera in Verdi's “La Traviata” and Strauss' “Der Rosenkavalier.”
A three-time Grammy winner, she won the 2010 Grammy Award for best classical vocal performance for “Verismo,” a CD featuring a collection of rarely heard Italian arias with the Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi di Milano conducted by Marco Armiliato.
Tickets for An Evening with Renee Fleming are $150 and are available online at www.vilarpac.org, by calling 888-920-ARTS(2787) or in person at the box office in Beaver Creek.
