Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene with Renée Fleming at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Xian Zhang conductor
Renée Fleming soprano
New Jersey Symphony

A breathtaking start to the 2024–25 season with international superstar Renée Fleming. As fall colors flare, America’s most celebrated soprano adds the exquisite hues of her own voice to this concert, inspired by her 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning album, Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene. Come be immersed in the majesty of nature, as the music will be accompanied by stunning film by the National Geographic Society. This special performance includes an eclectic mix of nature-inspired songs, plus arias by Handel and Puccini, music from Lord of the Rings and Carousel, contemporary hits by Björk, Kevin Puts and Nico Muhly and selections by famed film composer Ennio Morricone.

Hazel Dickens/arr. Jeremy Kittel Pretty Bird
George Frideric Handel “Care Selve” from Atalanta
Nico Muhly Endless Space
Joseph Canteloube “Baïléro” from Chants d’Auvergne (Series 1)
Maria Schneider “Our Finch Feeder” from Winter Morning Walks
Björk/arr. Hans Ek All is Full of Love
Heitor Villa-Lobos/arr. Abel Rocha Finale from Floresta do Amazonas
Howard Shore “Twilight and Shadow” from Lord of the Rings
Kevin Puts Evening
Curtis Green Red Mountains Sometimes Cry
Burt Bacharach/arr. Hal David What the World Needs Now
Ruggero Leoncavallo “Musetta svaria sulla bocca viva” from La Bohème
Giacomo Puccini “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi
Ennio Morricone Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
John Kander A Letter from Sullivan Ballou
Richard Rodgers “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel

Presented in collaboration with New Jersey Performing Arts Center.