Renée Fleming, the esteemed opera singer, has been tapped to sing the national anthem prior to Super Bowl Xlviii.
Renée Fleming To Sing National Anthem
Fleming’s appointment as the Super Bowl’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” vocalist was confirmed by her publicist to the Los Angeles Times. As of yet, it hasn’t been determined whether or not Fleming’s soprano vocals will be accompanied by instruments.
Leading up to the Feb. 2 matchup between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks, Fleming will be performing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in a production of Dvorak’s Rusalka. Later this year, she’ll be headed to the West Coast to perform in the Los Angeles Opera’s production of Andre Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire.
Although it has become a part of modern tradition for well-known pop stars to belt out the lyrics of the national anthem prior to major sporting events,...
Renée Fleming To Sing National Anthem
Fleming’s appointment as the Super Bowl’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” vocalist was confirmed by her publicist to the Los Angeles Times. As of yet, it hasn’t been determined whether or not Fleming’s soprano vocals will be accompanied by instruments.
Leading up to the Feb. 2 matchup between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks, Fleming will be performing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in a production of Dvorak’s Rusalka. Later this year, she’ll be headed to the West Coast to perform in the Los Angeles Opera’s production of Andre Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire.
Although it has become a part of modern tradition for well-known pop stars to belt out the lyrics of the national anthem prior to major sporting events,...
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