Renée Series

Juanjo Mena, conductor

Renée Fleming, soprano

Rod Gilfry, baritone

May Festival Chorus, Matthew Swanson, Director

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru, Music Director Designate

Glimpse into the love, life and intimacy between two of the 20th century’s most prominent artists. Celebrated soprano Renée Fleming and baritone Rod Gilfry portray painter Georgia O’Keeffe and photographer Alfred Stieglitz as a montage of their lives, captured through art, photos and love letters, is revealed on a screen above the stage.

Renée Fleming, soprano
Robert Moody, conductor

May Festival Chorus, Matthew Swanson, Director

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru, Music Director Designate

In a performance inspired by her 2023 Grammy-Award winning album, experience the turbulence and resilience of Mother Nature's life as Renée Fleming performs music by Handel, Nico Muhly, Björk and Lord of The Rings' Howard Shore—all set against a backdrop of stunning film from the National Geographic Society.

Then, Renée Fleming performs her all-time favorites joined by the May Festival Chorus and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in this not-to-be-missed grand finale.