Renée Fleming, Soprano at Segerstrom Concert Hall

Renée Fleming, soprano
Inon Barnatan, piano

Pre-concert lecture at 7pm by Brian Lauritzen

The first half of this evening’s performance is accompanied by a film provided by National Geographic. The audience is asked kindly to hold applause until the end of the film.

Hazel DICKENS: “Pretty Bird”
Georg Frideric HANDEL: “Care Selve” from Atalanta
Nico MUHLY: “Endless Space”
Joseph CANTELOUBE: “Bailero” from Songs of the Auvergne
Maria SCHNEIDER: “Our Finch Feeder” from Winter Morning Walks
Björk: “All is Full of Love”
Sergie RACHMANINOFF: Moments Musicaux No. 4
Howard SHORE: “Twilight and Shadow” from Lord of the Rings
Kevin PUTS: “Evening”
Curtis GREEN: “Red Mountains Sometimes Cry"
Burt BACHARACH and Hal DAVID: “What the World Needs Now”
Entr’acte: Jackson BROWNE: “Before the Deluge” (recording)
      Arrangement: Caroline Shaw, with Rhiannon Giddens, Alison Krauss, Renée Fleming, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, piano
Reynaldo HAHN: “L’Heure exquise”
Reynaldo HAHN: “Les Étoiles”
Alan FLETCHER: “The Cuckoo”
John KANDER: “A Letter from Sullivan Ballou”
Earl WILD: “Two virtuoso etudes after George Gershwin” (piano solo, Inon Barnatan)
       1: The Man I love
      2: I Got Rhythm
John KANDER: ”Love and Love Alone/Winter” from The Visit
Richard RODGERS and Oscar HAMMERSTEIN II: “The Sound of Music”
Benj PASEK and Justin PAUL: “So Big/So Small” from Dear Evan Hansen
Andrew LIPPA: “The Diva”

Grammy-winning soprano Renée Fleming draws inspiration from the vivid imagery of nature's beauty and the urgent need to protect our planet in Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene. This program seamlessly blends timeless classical works with modern compositions, reflecting our evolving relationship with the environment.

Expanding on her 2023 Grammy Award-winning album of the same name, Fleming, in collaboration with National Geographic, celebrates the wonder of the natural world while underscoring its fragility. Through music and stunning visuals from National Geographic, experience a moving tribute to nature as both our muse and our responsibility.