Acclaimed singer, author Renée Fleming is coming to Kentucky. Here's where to see her

Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal
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Honoree US opera soprano Renee Fleming attends the 46th Kennedy Center Honors gala at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2023. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776060919 ORIG FILE ID: 1819262911
Honoree US opera soprano Renee Fleming attends the 46th Kennedy Center Honors gala at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2023. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776060919 ORIG FILE ID: 1819262911
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The Kentucky Author Forum is bringing opera singer and author Renée Fleming to Louisville.

Fleming has performed on the stages of the world’s greatest opera houses and concert halls, has earned five Grammy Awards, the U.S. National Medal of Arts, and is a Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health for the World Health Organization.

In December she was awarded the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors.

Opera singer and author Renée Fleming's new book, "Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness."
Opera singer and author Renée Fleming's new book, "Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness."

Fleming’s new book, "Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness," draws upon her experience as an advocate to showcase the breadth of this booming field. She has invited leading experts to share their discoveries, with essays from notable musicians, writers, and artists, as well as leading neuroscientists and practitioners. In addition to describing therapeutic benefits, the book explores evolution, brain function, childhood development, and technology as applied to arts and health.

Here's what to know about the upcoming Kentucky Author Forum:

University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum

Opera singer and author Renée Fleming
Opera singer and author Renée Fleming

WHAT: Renée Fleming will be a part of The University of Louisville’s Kentucky Author Forum. She will be interviewed by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Powers. Conductor and Music Director of Louisville Orchestra, Teddy Abrams, is the Master of Ceremonies

WHERE: Kentucky Center Bomhard Theater and North Lobby (live stream), 501 W. Main St.

WHEN: April 8

  • 5 p.m.: Wine and cheese reception, Carmichael’s Bookstore pre-signed book sale in the lobby

  • 6 p.m.: Discussion with Fleming in the Bomhard Theater;

  • 7 p.m.: Q&A with audience, live-streamed to the North Lobby

  • 7:30 p.m.: Dinner in honor of Fleming at Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. 6th St.

COST: $35 for the Bomhard Theater includes all evening events before 7:30 p.m.; $17.50 for the live streamed to the North Lobby, includes all evening events before 7:30 p.m.; $165 includes all events in Bomhard Theater, plus dinner and $147.50 for the live stream to the North Lobby, plus dinner ($40 tax-deductible contribution to non-profit Kentucky Author Forum). Discounted tickets for University of Louisville students, faculty, and staff may be purchased in person with UofL ID at The Kentucky Center drive-thru service.

TICKETS: Tickets are available at The Kentucky Center box office, 502-584-7777, or kentuckyperformingarts.org.

Reach Features news clerk Gege Reed at greed@courier-journal.com.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky Author Forum features Renée Fleming in Louisville