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Title: Fleming shines in American arias
Review: I find Renee Fleming's voice truly amazing, and this repertoire suits it almost perfectly. The voice lies somewhere between Kiri Te Kanawa and Leontyne Price is its sheer beauty, while closer to early Te Kanawa in its ability to execute "coloratura" ornamentations. It's what the latter mentioned divas have dubbed a "juicy" lyric soprano. The Hermann, Floyd, Barber and Previn arias are real revelations. Most are not what comes to mind when the layperson thinks "American opera." With a singer of this caliber in our midst, perhaps an argument could be made for staged revivals of these too-seldom-heard works. I highly recommend this disc. -- C. Taylor
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