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CHICAGO, Illinois (Achieve3000, January 9, 2013). Renée Fleming is one of the world's most adored opera stars. When she accepted the job of creative advisor at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2010, she was brimming with ideas for projects that could bring opera to wider audiences. But there was one idea in particular that she was especially excited about: mentoring teens at a music school in Chicago.

For years, Fleming has worked to help young people receive opportunities to express themselves in the arts. She has also made community outreach a top priority in her career. The famed soprano combines both of these passions in her new project. She is working with vocal students at Chicago's Merit School of Music. Many of the school's students attend for free or with a scholarship.

Fleming said that one of the primary objectives of her project is simply to introduce young people to the world of opera. Students in the program receive opportunities to go on backstage tours of a local opera house. They have the chance to observe opera singers in action. Fleming says these opportunities can be extremely valuable to developing singers.

"I remember so clearly, even in my highly musical childhood, when I heard somebody who was at the highest level, it stuck with me and it inspired me," said Fleming, who is the daughter of two high school vocal teachers. "For sometimes decades afterward, I would still remember that one performance and think, 'But I haven't achieved that yet, so I have to keep working.'"

Fleming said she also hopes to find and encourage promising young singers. She does this by teaching "master classes."

"I just know there have to be amazing voices here that would otherwise not be discovered if they didn't have the opportunity," said Fleming.

In the master classes, Fleming listens to students sing. She then provides constructive criticism to help them improve. Sometimes, she even sings along with the students. She does this to help them better understand her suggestions.

At one recent master class, Fleming listened to 17-year-old vocal student Crystal Arrington. When Crystal finished her song, Fleming instructed the student to stand with her heels and head against the wall. She then told Crystal to sing sections of the piece again.

"When you breathe—and you should all do this," Fleming told the class, "you want to really expand your ribcage." Then, to Crystal, she said, "You really have a great voice. You owe it to yourself to work these things out."

Crystal appreciated the feedback.

"Hearing the things come from her, someone as important as she is, made it more important for me," the student said.

Educators too value Fleming's expert advice. Singing instructor Jade Muze says Fleming's wisdom spreads from student to student.

"Each little light bulb that goes on [lights the others]," Muze said. "Students see one person do [something], and they start teaching each other."

Anthony Freud is general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Freud said that many artists who mentor young performers can be either too complimentary or overly aggressive in their feedback. But not Fleming, he said. She finds a way to strike just the right balance.

"Renée is honest…but she finds a way of saying what she means so it's motivating rather than scary," Freud said. "She can really communicate with [students] meaningfully and effectively."

Fleming says that working with kids is rewarding—and important. She says the variety of skills the students learn from music classes will prove useful later. This is true even if they don't end up pursuing careers in music.

"Most of these students will not become professional singers or musicians even," Fleming said, "but they will take the skills that they've learned [into] the workplace [and] the rest of their lives."

The Associated Press contributed to this story.