{"id":1472,"date":"2014-02-05T23:03:18","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T04:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/blog\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2014-02-05T23:03:18","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T04:03:18","slug":"super-bowl-and-opera-whats-the-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/super-bowl-and-opera-whats-the-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl and Opera:  What&#8217;s the Connection?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you who watched the Super Bowl this past Sunday evening, you probably know the answer to that.\u00a0 For anyone who&#8217;s been living on another planet, here&#8217;s how it goes:\u00a0 athletic events are always preceded by someone singing the National Anthem, also sometimes know as &#8220;Oh Say Can you See?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Previous Super Bowls have seen\/heard quite a variety of artists, singing this beautiful, but difficult to sing, song.\u00a0 We have heard Faith Hill (2000), The Backstreet Boys (2001), Beyonc\u00e9 (2004), Diana Ross (1982), and Barry Manilow (1984) and so many more.\u00a0 This year, for the first time ever, the powers that be decided to choose an opera singer!\u00a0 And this was none other than the famous soprano, Renee Fleming.<\/p>\n<p>Also the Super Bowl was one of the less-exciting games ever played, with the Seattle Seahawks beating the Denver Broncos soundly (and unexpectedly!).\u00a0 But Renee Fleming&#8217;s performance of our National Anthem was spectacular!\u00a0 I think it could well be the most beautiful and moving performance of this song that I&#8217;ve ever heard.\u00a0 Listen as Renee Fleming performs this difficult song and in a way that powerfully conveys the meaning of these words.  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