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Jessye Norman

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Classical opera female vocalists soprano USA

Jessye Mae Norman (Augusta, Georgia, USA, September 15, 1945 - September 30, 2019) was 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 also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

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Satie: Je te veux

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Poulenc: Les chemins de l'amour, FP 106

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Schubert: Ganymed, D.544 (Op.19/3)

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Dido and Aeneas / Act 2 : Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 2: "Oft she visits...Behold, upon my bending spear"

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