 | Jessye Norman (born September 15, 1945) is an American opera singer. Norman is one of the most admired contemporary opera singers and recitalists, and is one of the highest paid performers in classical music. A true dramatic soprano with a majestic stage presence, Norman is associated in particular with the roles of Aida, Cassandre, Alceste, and Leonore. Norman is known for the direct and emotionally expressive qualities of her singing and for her formidable intellectual understanding of the music and its style, as well as her first-rate musicianship. According to Curt Sanburn in Life, Norman on stage creates the perception of one who "veritably looms behind her lyrics." Norman's public manner combines an apparent hauteur with flashes of disarming humor, putting her squarely in the venerable operatic tradition of the Diva, to the extent that many credit her as the inspiration for the title character in the 1981 French film Diva... en.wikipedia.org *A link to this wonderful artists fascinating and enthralling personal website: www.myspace.com Lyrics & English Translation Track Listing 1) 0:00 - 3:52 'Frühling'... In dusky vaults I have long dreamt of your trees and blue skies, of your scents and the songs of birds. Now you lie revealed in glistening splendour, flushed with light, like a wonder before me. You know me again, you beckon tenderly to me; all of my limbs quiver from your blissful presence! 2) 3:52 - 9:22 'September'... The garden is mourning, the rain sinks ... | Views: 1  1 ratings |
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Wednesday 14 September 2011
Jessye Norman (Complete) Four Last Songs
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