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WATCH: Tonight sees the finale of Renée Fleming's Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall with Vienna: Window to Modernity. Here, Ms. Fleming, composer and conductor André Previn, and conductor and music historian Leon Botstein discuss how several of the major Viennese composers of the period spent a lot of time in Los Angeles and how their experiences there differed widely.
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WATCH: In the final video of our short series which features Renée Fleming and Leon Botstein discussing Vienna at the turn of the 20th century, they talk about the "simple and heartbreaking" music of Richard Strauss—a composer close to the soprano's heart and one who she believes has been ever popular but not always respected, particularly in Europe.
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WATCH: In the second of a series of three videos in which soprano Renée Fleming and conductor and music historian Leon Botstein discuss Vienna at the turn of the 20th century, they examine audience reactions to 20th-century music and explore how audiences should approach music by Viennese composers of the period.
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WATCH: In the first of three videos in which Renée Fleming and conductor and Leon Botstein discuss Vienna at the turn of the 20th century, they reveal the circumstances that led to the upheaval of society and art in Vienna, drawing parallels with New York City in its diversity and opportunities for social advancement.
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WATCH: In advance of her return to the signature role of Blanche DuBois in a A Streetcar Named Desire in its first complete New York (semi-staged) performance on March 14 at Carnegie Hall, Renée Fleming discusses the work with the composer, André Previn.
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