Renée - Norma Wedding
Civil Union Canceled
Soprano Backs Out of Norma (NY Times)
Renee Fleming has decided to ditch Norma (AP)
“She came to the conclusion it was not something she wanted to live with,” said Fleming’s spokeswoman, Mary Lou Falcone. “It was just the overall feeling. At the end of the day, the decision was: ‘This is just not for me. There’s a lot of other repertoire to do.’ “(NY Times)
“Norma just didn’t fit”
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Sanford 12.01.07 at 11:25 am
Je t’adore Norma Shearer, especially in “The Women”, my fave movie of all time.
Nick 12.02.07 at 11:56 pm
Hilarious……Norma did not fit…..so do Eugene Onegin??!!! Who is her PR person???
John 12.09.07 at 12:21 pm
It must be the lack of breath control. Especially with the way she sucks in air before each phrasing.