Jessye Norman

United States
September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019

Jessye Mae Norman is an American opera singer and recitalist. A dramatic soprano, Norman is associated in particular with the Wagnerian repertoire, and with the roles of Sieglinde, Ariadne, Alceste, and Leonore. Norman has been inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and is a Spingarn Medalist. Apart from receiving several honorary doctorates and other awards, she has also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal of Arts, and is a member of the British Royal Academy of Music.

For the last 14 days:

32 tracks
23 stations
9 countries

Jessye Norman top songs

1	Afterthoughts
2	Sweet Little Jesus Boy
3	Fünf Lieder WoO Post. 22 (Ophelia-Lieder): 2. Sein Leichenhemd, Weiß Wie Schnee
4	Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act 3: Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Isoldes Liebestod)
5	Mais Nous Ne Voyons Pas La Carmencita - L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle
6	Tristan Und Isolde: "Mild Und Leise Wie Er Lächelt" (Isoldes Liebestod)
7	Rinaldo: "Lascia Ch'io Pianga"
8	Je te veux
9	Vier letzte Lieder: 2. September
10	Wie Melodien Zieht Es Mir, Op. 105, No. 1
11	Nuit d'étoiles, L. 4
12	Mignon
13	Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "Porgi amor"
14	Les parapluies de Cherbourg
15	Dis-Moi
16	Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
17	Dans Ses Yeux
18	Je te veux
19	Les moulins de mon coeur (The Windmills of Your Mind) [From "The Thomas Crown Affair"]
20	What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
21	Dank sei dir, Herr
22	I Was Born in Love With You (Theme from "Wuthering Heights")
23	The Moon and I
24	Je Vivrai Sans Toi
25	Afterthoughts

Jessye Norman quotes

One has to draw upon one's own musical thoughts and one's own musical acumen, and not to be afraid to let that come into one's work. Perhaps that comes with more experience, but perhaps it also comes with daring, and believing that you should.