Jessye Norman

Jessye Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer.

• Herbert von Karajan always rolled out a magic carpet for us, the singers. With him, our musical work took on another dimension.
  • Quoted in Hohn Rockwell (1989) "Herbert von Karajan Is Dead; Musical Perfectionist Was 81" in New York Times, July 17, 1989