"My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing." ― Renee Fleming Topic(s): Art More From Renee Fleming "Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music." "I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood." "My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education." More In Art "Literature has drawn a funny perimeter that other art forms haven’t."― Jonathan Safran Foer "I’m not dead and I don’t have blue hair but some people say there are similarities. It is usually intolerable to watch myself onscreen but this time it’s fine. I think it’s beautiful and a real work of art."― Helena Bonham Carter "The art of living lies not in eliminating but in growing with troubles."― Bernard Baruch