Renée Fleming Net Worth
Famous opera soprano singer Renée Fleming started her successful career in 1980’s. He slowly made her way to the top and became incredibly rich in the process. As of 2015, Fleming’s total net worth is estimated to be $16 million. Huge portion of her income originates from CD and DVD sales with her opera performances.
Renee was born February 14, 1959 in Indiana, Pennsylvania but grew up in Rochester. She studied Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam. Thanks to Fulbright Scholarship, Fleming was able to work in Europe. Her musical education continued at Juilliard School. To pay for her tuition, Renee often took small jazz gigs.
1980’s were in the sign of her attempts to make some major breakthrough which came finally in 1988. Fleming auditioned at Metropolitan Opera and won. Today, her wide repertory include such roles as Frasquita in Carmen, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Madame de Tourvel in The Dangerous Liaisons, and Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow.
In 1989, Fleming got married to actor Rick Ross. She gave birth to their two daughters. However, the couple divorced in 2000. Renee’s second husband is corporate lawyer Tim Jessell. They are married since 2011 and the interesting story is behind how they met. It was a blind date. Since 2015, Fleming holds an honorary doctorate in Music from Harvard University.
