American soprano Renee Fleming's first-ever holiday album celebrates the beloved and iconic Christmas season in New York City. From the holiday windows lining 5th Avenue to the red and green-lit spire of the Empire State Building, the essence of the city at the most wonderful time of year is captured on Christmas in New York. Pop, Broadway and jazz greats Chris Botti, Kurt Elling, Wynton Marsalis, Brad Mehldau, Kelli O Hara, Gregory Porter and Rufus Wainwright join Renée as she lends her sublime voice to hits like Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Silver Bells and other gems, including Central Park Serenade a brand new duet by songwriting legend Diane Warren. In total, Renee Fleming and her guests have won 16 Grammy awards across multiple categories.
F**T
Quality of packaging, insert, and price indicate well more than this DVD is due
As of Dec 2020, DVD is listed as 102 minutes. There are seven small studio performances and six interspersed interviews with respective duet partners. It's about 36 minutes of "nothing special." Packaging and detail are nice (Made in Germany), but are well more than what this DVD itself is worth- as is the Dec 2020 price.
S**G
DVD is much shorter than described, it's only 38 minutes!
Nice Songs, but mostly that. The DVD is listed as 90 minutes, but it's actually less than 38 minutes, which means the DVD is mostly singing. If you want songs, that the DVD is very nice. If you want to see New York at Christmas there is very little of that. The New York portions mainly serve as an intro to a song.
J**.
Beats Jingle Bells
We enjoyed meeting the family of this spectacular opera star. Lots of pleasure watching and listening.
A**R
Five Stars
Magnificent!
M**N
Five Stars
Loved it from beginning to end.
D**U
Fabulous performances!
Beautiful singing that gets you in the holiday spirit.
M**N
Three Stars
Favourite part was Renee and family singing together
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