Event
Music and Mind
featuring Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming, host
Join Renée Fleming for Music and Mind, an enlightening discussion exploring the profound connections between music, the arts and wellness. Drawing on her groundbreaking work as an advocate for arts in health — including her collaborations with the National Institutes of Health and the Kennedy Center — Fleming shares insights into how music impacts brain health, aging and the human experience. Joined by visual art and music therapists, this conversation offers a unique perspective on the transformative power of the arts.
Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming
One of the most beloved and celebrated musical ambassadors of our time, soprano Renée Fleming captivates audiences with her sumptuous voice, consummate artistry and compelling stage presence as she continues to grace the world’s leading opera stages and concert halls, now extending her reach to include other musical forms and media. She has appeared with all the major orchestras of Europe and North America and collaborated with such renowned conductors as Daniel Barenboim, Christoph Eschenbach, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Antonio Pappano, André Previn, the late Sir Georg Solti and many others.
In addition to her extraordinary musical achievements, Fleming is a leading advocate for the powerful connections between music and wellness. She has spearheaded initiatives such as the Sound Health collaboration with the National Institutes of Health and the Kennedy Center, launched the Music and Mind LIVE series and established the Renée Fleming NeuroArts Investigator Awards to advance research on the intersection of the arts and health. Her anthology, Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness, further amplifies her mission, exploring the transformative impact of the arts on health and human experience.