Renée Fleming Joins "A Prairie Home Companion" This Evening

Winter Delight: Fleming in Fur
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Fresh from her parade adventures, soprano Renée Fleming will sing live from Town Hall in New York City on A Prairie Home Companion at 6PM EST tonight. She will be singing a few selections with their ensemble and her diva persona Renata Flambé will make an appearance as well. "This week: we’re back at The Town Hall in New York City for a live broadcast, with special guests, pub-rocker supreme Nick Lowe and musical ambassador Renée Fleming. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman; musical director Richard Dworsky with The 43rd Street Regulars (bassist Jeff Carney, cellist Eugene Friesen, Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle, drummer Ray Marchica, and guitarist Chris Siebold); and the latest News from Lake Wobegon." To listen to the podcast, click here. [Source, Source] Be sure to check out the soprano's latest musical holiday release, Christmas in New York, by clicking here.

Listen to Renée Fleming Sing on Prairie Home Companion

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Click the play button below to hear some stirring renditions of Ravel and Leonard Cohen by Renée Fleming from her appearance on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. [Source]