Fleming, who is a National Medal of Arts recipient and 2023 Kennedy Center Honoree, will also host a Music and Mind panel discussion on Friday, February 2 at 9:30 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Mary Craig Auditorium (panel is FREE, very limited space, reservations recommended)
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Due to water damage at The Granada Theatre, the venue for Renée Fleming in Recital has changed to the nearby Arlington Theatre, located at 1317 State Street. The date and time remain the same – Thu, Feb 1 at 7 PM.
SUMMARY
- Thurs, Feb 1 | 7 p.m. | The Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Santa Barbara.
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- 2023 Kennedy Center Honoree and National Medal of Honor recipient Renée Fleming lends her trademark warmth and iconic voice to a rare and dazzling recital
- Related event: Music and Mind, a Thematic Learning Initiative panel discussion with Renée Fleming on Friday, February 2 at 9:30 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art FREE (registration recommended)
- $125 Gold Circle (preferred seating) / $100 / $85 / $60 / $40 / $19 UCSB students (Current student ID required) (A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price)
- Tickets & Info: www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
“A superstar by any measure.” The New York Times
“Fleming’s soprano – another exemplar of legendary beauty – soars with the force of an uncontainable soul.”The New Yorker
SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Renée Fleming on Thursday, February 1 at 7 p.m. at The Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Santa Barbara. Radiant soprano Renée Fleming’s lustrous voice is the stuff of legends. Affectionately called “America’s Diva,” only she can claim to have sung at the Super Bowl, Buckingham Palace, a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and a presidential inauguration, in addition to all the world’s major opera houses – not to mention boasting five Grammy wins, an indie rock album and a Tony-nominated Broadway appearance. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear “one of the truly magnificent voices of our time” (Los Angeles Times) lend her trademark warmth and sensitivity to a rare recital program.
Program
Caroline Shaw: Aurora Borealis
Gabriel Fauré:
Au bord de l’eau, op. 8, no. 1
Les berceaux, op. 23, no. 1
Franz Liszt: S’il est un charmant gazon
Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh
Edward Grieg:
Lauf der Welt
Zur Rosenzeit
– Intermission –
Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene
Accompanied by National Geographic video
Hazel Dickens: Pretty Bird
George Frideric Handel: Care Selve from Atalanta
Nico Muhly: Endless Space
Joseph Canteloube: Baïléro
Maria Schneider: Our Finch Feeder from Winter Morning Walks
Björk: All Is Full of Love
Howard Shore: Twilight and Shadow from The Lord of the Rings
Kevin Puts: Evening
Burt Bacharach and Hal David: What the World Needs Now
Program subject to change
“Alexandre Desplat – You’ll Never Know (Official Video) ft. Renée Fleming” (Renée Fleming)
ABOUT RENÉE FLEMING
Renée Fleming is one of the most acclaimed singers of our time, performing on the stages of the world’s greatest opera houses and concert halls. Honored with five Grammy awards and the U.S. National Medal of Arts, Fleming has sung for momentous occasions from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. In 2014 Fleming became the first classical artist ever to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. A groundbreaking distinction came in 2008 when she became the first woman in the 125-year history of the Metropolitan Opera to solo headline an opening night gala.
Fleming’s concert calendar this season includes appearances in Berlin, Vienna, Amsterdam, Milan, London, Los Angeles, Chicago and at Carnegie Hall. In November of 2022, Renée starred in the world premiere staging of The Hours, a new opera by Kevin Puts based on the bestselling novel and award-winning film, at the Metropolitan Opera. In the spring of 2023, she portrayed Pat Nixon in Nixon in China at the Opéra de Paris. Fleming is currently starring in a series of IMAX films, Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing. Each episode highlights the music of a great cultural capital, with performances and visits to notable locations. The first two episodes, about Paris and Venice respectively, premiered in spring 2023.
Fleming has recorded everything from complete operas and song recitals to indie rock and jazz. In January of 2023, Decca released a special double-length album of live recordings from Fleming’s greatest performances at the Metropolitan Opera. In February 2023, Fleming received the Grammy Award (her fifth) for Best Classical Vocal Solo for her album Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, with Yannick Nézet-Seguin as pianist. A collection of classical songs and specially commissioned world premieres, the album focuses on nature as both inspiration and victim of human activity. Known for bringing new audiences to classical music and opera, Fleming has sung not only with Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli, but also with Elton John, Paul Simon, Sting, Josh Groban and Joan Baez. She has hosted a wide variety of television and radio broadcasts, including the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series and Live From Lincoln Center. Her voice is featured on the soundtracks of Best Picture Oscar winners The Shape of Water and The Lord of the Rings.
In recent years, Fleming has become known as a leading advocate for research at the intersection of arts, health and neuroscience. As artistic advisor to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, she launched the first ongoing collaboration between America’s national cultural center and its largest health research institute, the National Institutes of Health. In association with the National Endowment for the Arts, Sound Health brings together leading neuroscientists, music therapists and arts practitioners to better understand the impact of arts on the mind and body. Inspired by the Sound Health initiative, Fleming has created a program called Music and Mind, which she has presented in more than 50 cities around the world, earning Research!America’s 2020 Isadore Rosenfeld Award for Impact on Public Opinion. In 2020, Fleming launched Music and Mind LIVE, a weekly web show exploring the connections between arts, human health and the brain, amassing nearly 700,000 views from 70 countries. She is now an advisor for major initiatives in this field, including the Sound Health Network at the University of California San Francisco and the NeuroArts Blueprint at Johns Hopkins University.
As part of Arts & Lectures’ Thematic Learning Initiative, Fleming will host a Music and Mind panel discussion in Santa Barbara on February 2, 2024, following her February 1 recital.
Fleming’s book The Inner Voice was published by Viking Penguin in 2004 and is now in its 16th printing. It is also published in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Poland, Russia and China. Advisor for special projects at LA Opera, Fleming also leads SongStudio at Carnegie Hall. She is co-director of the Aspen Opera Center and VocalArts at the Aspen Music Festival. Fleming’s other awards include the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal, Germany’s Cross of the Order of Merit, Sweden’s Polar Music Prize and France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.
ABOUT MUSIC AND MIND
Following her February 1 recital, renowned soprano Renée Fleming will host a Music and Mind panel discussion in Santa Barbara on February 2 at Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Mary Craig Auditorium. The panel is free and open to public observation, however space is limited and advance registration is recommended.
A leading advocate for the study of the powerful connections between the arts and health, and artistic advisor to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, she launched the first ongoing collaboration between America’s national cultural center and the National Institutes of Health, and she partners with other leading organizations to bring attention to research and practice at the intersection of music, health and neuroscience.
In her program?Music and Mind, Fleming invites leading local scientists, physicians and practitioners to join her, offering illuminating discussions and sharing the latest findings about this growing field with communities where she performs.
A World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health, Fleming is a founding advisor for major initiatives – including the NeuroArts Blueprint, a project of Johns Hopkins University and the Aspen Institute, and the Sound Health Network at the University of California, San Francisco. Her work has earned her Research! America’s Rosenfeld Award for Impact on Public Opinion and the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award.
What goes on inside the brain of a world-class singer?
ABOUT UCSB ARTS & LECTURES
Founded in 1959, UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) is the largest and most influential arts and lectures organization between Los Angeles and San Francisco. A&L annually presents more than a hundred public events, from critically acclaimed concerts and dance performances by world-renowned artists to talks by groundbreaking authors and film series at UCSB and Santa Barbara-area venues. With a mission to “educate, entertain and inspire,” A&L also oversees an outreach program that brings visiting artists and speakers into local classrooms and other venues for master classes, open rehearsals, discussions and more, serving K-12 students, college students and the general public.
Renée Fleming is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures.
Major Sponsors: Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher, and Sara Miller McCune
Event Sponsor: Ellen & Peter O. Johnson
Renée Fleming’s Music and Mind panel discussion is presented as part of UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Thematic Learning Initiative in association with Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara, Cottage Health and the Foundation for Cottage Rehabilitation & Goleta Valley Cottage Hospitals and UCSB SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind.
With thanks to our visionary partners, Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, for their support of the Thematic Learning Initiative
Tickets to the February 1 recital are $125 Gold Circle (preferred seating) / $100 / $85 / $60 / $40 / $19 UCSB students (Current student ID required) (A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price)
Admission to the February 2 panel discussion is FREE, however, space is limited and advance registration is recommended.
For tickets or more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or purchase online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu, or call the Granada Theatre box office (805) 899-2222 or online at granadasb.org.
UCSB Arts & Lectures gratefully acknowledges our Community Partners the Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli for their generous support of the 2023-2024 season.