La Cieca celebrates her birthday early this year
“On her new album, Dark Hope, opera star Renee Fleming takes a ‘visit to a new, parallel universe.’ … Dark Hope finds ‘The People’s Diva’ covering songs by Muse, Arcade Fire, The Mars Volta, Death Cab For Cutie, Leonard Cohen, Band Of Horses, and more.”
And! Singing backup vocals, Fleming daughters Sage and Vermouth!
And! A photo of La Scoopenda heavily clonetooled and hair-extended! [American Song Writer]
“Renee Fleming is not just one of operas most celebrated sopranos, but perhaps its most convincing actress. A consumate artist, her one and only role when she stands in the spotlight is to breathe so much life into the opera’s main character that audiences lose themselves in her unforgettable performances. That is the passion of Renee Fleming. “
ROTFLMAO!
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/renee-fleming-rocks-out/?hp
An article about this CD on the NY Times