Renée Fleming

Renée Lynn Fleming is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has won five times. In June 2023, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that Fleming would be one of the five artists recognized at the 2023 Kennedy Center Honors, which she received in December 2023. Other notable honors won by Fleming have included the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the French government, Germany's Cross of the Order of Merit, Sweden's Polar Music Prize and honorary membership in England's Royal Academy of Music. Unusual among artists whose careers began in opera, Fleming has achieved name recognition beyond the classical music world. In May, 2023, Fleming was appointed by the World Health Organization as a Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health.

14 February 1959

Born on the same birth day (14 February): Brad Halsey • Darius Songaila • Domenico Ferrabosco • Eugen Schiffer • Fernando Wood • Fritz Zwicky • Jurij Tepeš • Lenka Tvarošková

Born in the same month (February 1959): Beth Broderick • Bill Gullickson • Ian Liddell-Grainger • Joseph R. Gannascoli • Kyle MacLachlan • Linda Nolan • Mike Whitney • Rolando Blackman • Rowdy Gaines