Renée Fleming to Perform at Superbowl XLVIII

By: Jan. 23, 2014
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On February 2, when superstar soprano Renée Fleming steps on the field at MetLife Stadium to sing the national anthem, she will hold the distinction of being the first opera singer to ever sing "The Star Spangled Banner" at a Super Bowl. In recent years, it has been performed primarily by pop and country superstars.

In a few months, Ms. Fleming makes her highly anticipated return to the LA Opera stage in André Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire which is scheduled for three performances onMay 18, 21 and 24.

For more information on Ms. Fleming's Super Bowl XLVIII performance visit www.ReneeFleming.com. To learn more about A Streetcar Named Desire or to purchase tickets visitwww.LAOpera.org/Streetcar

A Streetcar Named Desire

Superstar Renée Fleming returns to Los Angeles in a role created for her extraordinary talents! Clinging desperately to a masquerade of Southern grace, Blanche DuBois moves into her sister's cramped apartment, creating all the wrong kinds of sparks with her crude brother-in-law. When dark truths about Blanche's past begin to emerge, her world comes apart at the seams in a spiral of violence and madness. A faithful adaptation of Tennessee Williams' classic play, André Previn's powerful opera evokes a highly charged New Orleans setting. Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny is the hotheaded Stanley Kowalski, with soprano Stacey Tappan as Stella and tenor Anthony Dean Griffey as Blanche's guileless suitor Mitch.

Presented in a semi-staged concert production, A Streetcar Named Desire is conducted by Patrick Summers leading the LA Opera Orchestra.

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