Renée Fleming

Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Opera Studies (2013-2014)

The Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Opera Studies showcases the multi-faceted art of opera. Bringing in opera singers, directors, and conductors, the initiative explores the place of opera in today’s art and society.

The Visiting Professorship in Opera Studies is made possible by the generous support of Clore Duffield Foundation and is hosted by New College, Oxford.

Renée Fleming is a world-renowned soprano.

As well as sharing her knowledge with Oxford student singers, Renee Fleming also spoke openly about the changes in the operatic voice in recent years. In the video to the right you can see Fleming discuss her experience of being an opera singer with the music journalist and radio presenter Edward Seckerson.