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  1. 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...

  2. 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, as well as a...

  3. Oct 1, 2019 · Jessye Norman: Hear 10 of Her Greatest Performances - The New York Times. Listen to classic renditions of Strauss, Wagner and others by the American soprano, who died on Monday at 74. Share...

  4. African American opera singer. Jessye Norman is an African American opera singer. Her rich soprano voice covers an uncommonly wide range, from classical to modern compositions. Early years. Jessye Norman was born on September 15, 1945, in Augusta, Georgia. Her father, Silas, was an insurance broker and her mother, Janie, was a schoolteacher.

  5. Oct 1, 2019 · Oct. 1, 2019. Singing with penetrating power is not the same as singing forcefully or loudly. To understand the crucial difference you had only to hear the soprano Jessye Norman in the early...

  6. Oct 1, 2019 · 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...

  7. Sep 30, 2019 · NEW YORK (AP) — 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 Gwendolyn Quinn. She was 74.

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