Renée Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano whose repertoire encompasses Strauss, Mozart, Handel, bel canto, lieder, French opera and chansons, jazz and indie rock. Fleming has a full lyric soprano voice. Fleming has performed coloratura, lyric, and lighter spinto soprano operatic roles in Italian, German, French, Czech, and Russian, aside from her native English. She also speaks fluent German and French, along with limited Italian. Her signature roles include Countess Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Desdemona in Verdi's Otello, Violetta in Verdi's La traviata, the title role in Dvořák's Rusalka, the title role in Massenet's Manon, the title role in Massenet's Thaïs, the Marschallin in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, and the title role in Arabella. A Richard Tucker Award winner, she regularly performs in opera houses and concert halls worldwide. In 2008 she was awarded the Swedish Polar Music Prize for her services in music. Conductor Sir Georg Solti said of Fleming, "In my long life, I have met maybe two sopranos with this quality of singing; the other was Renata Tebaldi... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renée_Fl...
Lyrics & English Translation
Nature always surrenders to love's rule.
Where is the brave soul who does not appreciate love?
The pitiful creature who does not feel its powerful flame...
Has a heart of stone...
He has a heart of stone...
Or no heart at all.
The birds in the branches
Express their love in their song.
The silent dwellers of the oceans also love!
The beasts of the forest...
Love also!
Even the trees and plants are made by love.
The time of youth is fleeting.
For beauty only lasts but a moment...
For ravenous time devours them both.
So take pleasure in these joyous days...
While the bloom of youth...
Is on your faces.
[Coro]
Yes, take pleasure in these joyous days...
While the bloom of youth...
Is on your faces...
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