Dark Hope is a 2010 album of indie rock titles sung by opera soprano Renée Fleming. The album was the idea of Peter Mensch and Cliff Burnstein; after listening to Fleming's performance of "In the Pines" on Elvis Costello's TV show Spectacle, they approached Fleming and producer David Kahne. The aim was not to produce a typical crossover album, but a collection of songs sung without any hint of operatic vocal strength. Track listing Charts Credits Performance credits Rusty Anderson, Nick Valensi – guitar David Kahne – bass, guitar, keyboards Will Lee – bass Shawn Pelton – drums Jesse Mills, Cyrus Beroukhin – violin Dov Scheindlin, William Hakim – viola Wendy Sutter – cello Alexis Pia Gerlach – cello Amelia Ross, Sage Ross, Rachelle Fleming – background vocals Mike Rossi – conductor Technical credits Roy Hendrickson – engineer David Kahne – arranger, programming, producer, engineer Rebecca Meek – art direction References External links Renée Fleming: Dark Hope "Opera Star Renée Fleming Takes on Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie on 'Dark Hope'" by Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone (25 February 2010) 2010 albums Indie rock albums by American artists Decca Records albums Covers albums Albums produced by David Kahne Renée Fleming albums