On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by one of the most highly acclaimed signers of our time, Renée Fleming, Renée is a musical treasure- a 2023 Kennedy Center Honoree, a winner of five Grammy awards and the US National Medal of Arts. She has sung for momentous occasions from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to the Diamond Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. In 2014 she became the first classical artist ever to sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. Known for bringing new audiences to classical music and opera, she has sung not only with Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli, but also with Elton John, Paul Simon, Sting, Josh Groban, and Joan Baez. Renée’s voice is featured on the soundtracks of Best Picture Oscar winners The Shape of Water and The Lord of the Rings. 

In this conversation, we discuss Renée’s brilliant anthology, Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness. As Artistic Advisor to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Renée created the Music and the Mind program, a collaboration between America’s national cultural center and the National Institutes of Health. With the anthology, Renée curated a collection of essays from leading scientists, artists, creative arts therapists, educators, and healthcare providers about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience.

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