American soprano Renée Fleming is universally known for performances in opera, concert, recording, theater, film, and at major public occasions. She is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors, and five GRAMMY awards. Other notable honors have included the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the French Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, Germany’s Cross of the Order of Merit, Sweden’s Polar Music Prize, and honorary membership in England’s Royal Academy of Music. In 2023, Fleming was appointed by the World Health Organization as a Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health.

Fleming has been an advocate for the study of the relationship between music and health, as well as the utility of music in neuroscience research. The Renee Fleming Foundation has supported studies in this area of human psychology. She has served as Artistic Advisor for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and spearheaded Sound Health, a collaboration between the Kennedy Center and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Music and Mind: Harnessing the Mind for Health and Wellness,” edited by Fleming, was published in 2024.

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