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...this month to receive the Légion d'Honneur. After recording three new albums--the jazz-inspired Haunted Heart, the Strauss opera Daphne and a collection of sacred songs--Renée Fleming, 46, spoke with TIME's Terry McCarthy about practicing in front of the mirror and learning to sing in Elvish...
...TRUE THAT YOU PRACTICE SINGING IN THE MIRROR? Once in a while. I can see if I am singing out of the side of my mouth or lifting a shoulder--we do all these involuntary movements when we sing. If I could just sit in the audience and hear myself, I would be so much better, but I have to rely on others listening...
SINCE YOU ALREADY SING IN EIGHT LANGUAGES, WAS IT HARD LEARNING ELVISH FOR THE LORD OF THE RINGS SOUND TRACK? Would you believe--in two dialects, old Elvish and new Elvish? Who knew? It was wonderful. It put me in touch with a whole new audience, including my children's friends...
...MANAGE BRINGING UP TWO DAUGHTERS WITH YOUR CAREER? I have cut back a lot on my travel, by reducing the number of operas I sing. Now I do more recitals. My daughters are happy. I take my cue from them. They know that they are my highest priority. I was reading recently there is this huge wave of women with spectacular educations who are leaving the work force to look after their children. When I was growing up, we thought we had it best because we could have it all: family and career. It is always fragile, being a parent...
...absolute newcomer to Cash’s music, his life story is enough to grab you and keep you watching.“Walk the Line” gives us the straight story, portraying a man who got his slow-paced sound because he couldn’t sing any faster, who got his style because he didn’t have any other shirts. Initially, Phoenix’s low-emotion performance seems stilted, but from the first moment he sings a note, everything springs into relief. Glimmers of Cash’s shy, awkward inner self shine through...