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Jessye Mae Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist. She was able to perform dramatic soprano roles, but did not limit herself to that voice type.
Sep 26, 2024 · Jessye Norman (born September 15, 1945, Augusta, Georgia, U.S.—died September 30, 2019, New York, New York) was an American operatic soprano, one of the finest of her day, who also enjoyed a successful concert career.
Sep 30, 2019 · Jessye Norman, the majestic American soprano who brought a sumptuous, shimmering voice to a broad range of roles at the Metropolitan Opera and houses around the world, died on Monday in New...
Oct 1, 2019 · To understand the crucial difference you had only to hear the soprano Jessye Norman in the early 1980s, during the prime years of her storied career.
US opera singer Jessye Norman, one of the most renowned sopranos of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 74. A native of Augusta, Georgia, Norman was one of the rare black singers to reach...
Sep 30, 2019 · Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor, has died, according to family spokesperson.
Sep 30, 2019 · Soprano Jessye Norman died Monday morning at Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital in New York. Her death was confirmed to NPR by a spokesperson for her family, Gwendolyn Quinn,...
Oct 3, 2019 · Norman, who died on Monday, at the age of seventy-four, is herself an object of disbelieving awe—a phenomenon over which singers of the future can wonder and weep. In her prime, she let loose...
Oct 4, 2019 · The celebrated African American soprano Jessye Norman died Monday in New York at the age of 74. Norman sang more than 80 times at the Metropolitan Opera and performed in opera houses around the...
Starting with her Met debut as Cassandra in Berlioz’s Les Troyens on Opening Night of the Met’s centennial 1983–84 season, Norman sang more than 80 performances with the company, dazzling audiences with her beautiful tone, extraordinary power, and musical sensitivity.
