with Renée Fleming

In 1986, Pascoe made his US directorial debut at the Spoleto Festival, USA, with a production of Rameau’s Platée, featuring the then unknown American soprano Renée Fleming. The two went on to form a unique bond which has led to many other projects, with Fleming acting as friend, inspiration, artistic collaborator and muse.

In 2002 Pascoe designed new costumes for Fleming’s first Violetta at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. In 2008, following many years’ discussion and sharing of ideas about the work, Fleming took the title role in Pascoe’s Lucrezia Borgia for Washington National Opera, with Vittorio Grigolo as Gennaro and Plàcido Domingo conducting. In 2011, the production was revived by San Francisco Opera, again with Renée Fleming in the title role, and in autumn 2013 a filmed version was released on DVD and BluRay.