Renee Fleming sings Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl brilliantly last night. Flaming, a lyric soprano, was the first Opera singer to ever sing at the Super Bowl. Renee Fleming used her super pipes to belt out the Star Spangled Banner, opening up for the most watched show of 2014 so far.

At MetLife Stadium last night the 2014 Super Bowl was kicked off with Renee, the four time Grammy winner, singing the star Spangled Banner to 96.9 million viewers. The song ran for 2 minutes and 10 seconds and was called "the best version of the National Anthem I've ever heard' by the announcer. I personally had never heard the star spangled Banner sang so beautifully.

The Super Bowl has recently chosen more mainstream performers to sing the the Star Spangled Banner for the Super Bowl. Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson sang the national anthem at the last five Super Bowls. Having an Renee Flaming, an unknown opera singer, sing the Star Spangled Banner was a big move for the NFL and proved to be a great decision.

This wasn't Fleming's first huge event to sing at. The 54-year-old opera singer also performed at President Obama's first Inaugural celebration in 2009 and at Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee in June 2012.

On February 2, 2014, the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, hosted Super Bowl XLVIII. It was fitting that Fleming be the first opera singer to perform as she lives in New York.

Fleming performs at New York venues and is currently starring in Rusalka at the Metropolitan Opera.

Did you enjoy Fleming's rendition of our National Anthem?