Fleming's book, The Inner Voice, was published in November by Viking. It includes stories about Fleming's career as well as her thoughts on such issues as arts education and music downloading. Meanwhile, the opera star's new CD of Handel arias (Decca Classics) is currently ranked #2 on Billboard's classical music chart.

Fleming made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1991 as the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro and has returned there many times. Among her other signature roles are Desdemona in Verdi's Otello, Amelia in Simon Boccanegra, and the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier. She appeared in the world premieres of John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles, Conrad Susa's Dangerous Liaisons, and Andr_ Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire.