Renée Fleming - "In the Silence of the Mysterious Night" (Van Cliburn Tribute) | 2001 Honors

Soprano Renée Fleming performs Rachmaninoff's "In the Silence of the Mysterious Night" in tribute to pianist Van Cliburn at the 2001 Kennedy Center Honors. She's accompanied on the piano by Olga Kern, who earlier that year won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Renée Fleming is an American operatic soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. She has received international acclaim and recognition including the National Medal of Arts, the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the French government, Germany's Cross of the Order of Merit, Sweden's Polar Music Prize and honorary membership in England's Royal Academy of Music. Fleming has recorded songs for the soundtracks of several major films, two of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture (The Shape of Water and The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King). A 2018 Tony Award nominee, Fleming has acted on Broadway and in theatrical productions in London, Los Angeles and Chicago. Fleming has made numerous television appearances, and she is the only classical singer to have performed the U.S. National Anthem at the Super Bowl. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #KCHonors #ReneeFleming #VanCliburn #KennedyCenter #CBS