Concerts: The Fiddle and the Drum
Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck will bring The Fiddle and the Drum to the stage this year with a series of special concerts, featuring Fleck’s all-star bluegrass band My Bluegrass Heart. The duo will debut at Nashville’s storied Grand Ole Opry on May 16. Additional appearances include the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, and the Chautauqua Institution, with more dates announced soon. The run will culminate with a special concert at Carnegie Hall on December 3. Guests from the album will join along the way, including Aoife O’Donovan and Sierra Hull.
Recital
Be immersed in the majesty of nature when Renée Fleming brings her ravishing voice to the stage of EJ Thomas Hall for Tuesday Musical’s Akron Concert Series. In Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, Fleming, joined by pianist Howard Watkins, will perform with stunning visuals of original films created for her by National Geographic.
EJ Thomas Hall
Akron, OH
Concert
Superstar soprano Renée Fleming joins the New Albany Symphony and conductor Luis Biava to transform the McCoy stage into a breathtaking soundscape in “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene,” inspired by her 2023 Grammy Award-winning album.
McCoy Center for the Arts
New Albany, OH
Recital
In this special recital presented by Cal Performances, Fleming joins with star pianist Inon Barnatan for a program of beloved songs, arias, and piano showpieces.
Zellerbach Hall
Berkeley, CA
Concert
Internationally celebrated soprano Renée Fleming joins baritone Rod Gilfry and the Nashville Symphony for The Brightness of Light, a powerful concert work written for them by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts. Inspired by the deeply personal letters between acclaimed painter Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz, the piece features vivid projections of their artwork and correspondence.
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Nashville, TN
Concert: The Fiddle and the Drum
Five-time Grammy Award–winner Renée Fleming returns to Spoleto Festival USA with 19-time Grammy Award–winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck for The Fiddle and the Drum, a radiant tribute to Appalachian folk traditions. Marking our nation’s 250th anniversary, the program journeys through America’s musical heritage, weaving the expressive beauty of Fleming’s voice with Fleck’s genre-defying brilliance and the support of his all-star band, My Bluegrass Heart, with Spoleto alum Aoife O’Donovan.
Charleston Gaillard Center
Charleston, SC
Recital
Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, inspired by Renée Fleming's Grammy-winning album, pairs live performance with an original film created by the National Geographic Society. Together, sound and imagery reflect on humanity’s relationship with the natural world, offering a powerful meditation on climate, beauty, and responsibility.
Strathmore Music Center
Bethesda, MD
Concert
America’s most celebrated soprano Renée Fleming joins the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra and conductor Dane Lam for a Halekulani Masterworks season finale Inspired by her 2023 GRAMMY® Award-winning album, Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene, with stunning film projections by the National Geographic Society.
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Honolulu, HI
Concert: The Fiddle and the Drum
Renée Fleming with Béla Fleck: The Fiddle and the Drum feat. My Bluegrass Heart
Telluride Bluegrass Festival Main Stage
Telluride, CO
Concert: The Fiddle and the Drum
This collaboration brings together 5x Grammy winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck for a celebration of Appalachian folk music, weaving the expressive depth of Fleming’s voice with the brilliance of Fleck’s banjo and his all-star My Bluegrass Heart band. Through mountain songs, haunting ballads, and folk hymns, The Fiddle and the Drum honors the roots and emotional power of Appalachia.
Amphitheater, Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY
Concert: The Fiddle and the Drum
Prolific Grammy winners Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck join forces in this celebration of Appalachian folk music, featuring a program of mountain songs, haunting ballads, and folk hymns. The Fiddle and the Drum mines a rich vein of American musical heritage, brought to life by Fleming’s expressive singing, Fleck’s banjo virtuosity, and his My Bluegrass Heart all-star band with Aoife O’Donovan.
Carnegie Hall
New York City