© Andrew Eccles
© Andrew Eccles
Renée Fleming: Voice of Nature
2026-2027When Renée Fleming lends her voice to the Earth, music becomes conscience. With Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, the celebrated soprano unites art and ecology in a visual and sonic project in collaboration with National Geographic, inviting us to contemplate the fragile beauty of our planet through a lyrical repertoire spanning the 19th century to today. Under Rafael Payare’s vibrant direction, this program evokes nature in all its forms: the cosmic wonder of composer-in-residence Jimmy López in First Contact, inspired by the 2024 solar eclipse, and the luminous sensuality of Debussy in Ibéria, a portrait of an imagined Spain. A concert where images, emotions, and music converse to celebrate the warmth of life.
A surprising and vibrant concert showcasing an unconventional program and dazzling artists.
Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Rafael Payare, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
With the participation of performance students from higher education institutions
Program
Jimmy López, Symphony no. 4, Eclipse — First Contact (16 min)
Claude Debussy, Ibéria, CD 118; L. 122 (20 min)
Intermission (20 min)
Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene : (56 min)
Hazel Dickens, arr. Jeremy Kittel, Pretty Bird
G. F. Handel, Atalanta : « Care selve »
Nico Muhly, Endless Space
Joseph Canteloube, Chants d’Auvergne : « Bailero »
Maria Schneider, Winter Mornig Walks: »Our Finch Feeder »
Björk, arr. Hans Ek, All is Full of Love
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Floresta do Amazonas : « Epílogo »
Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: »Twilight and Shadow”
Kevin Puts, Evening
Curtis Green, text by Pearce Green, Red Mountains Sometimes Cry
Bacharach and David, What the World Needs Now
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