Jessye Norman as Elizabeth in Tannhauser from ENO Concert

[sdegrace]

Fantastic!

[Tusson07]

Elizabeth is the first part she sang on the stage in Germany where she spent her first years as a singer.

[musicalopera93]

I LOVE HER INTERPRETATION OF ELISABETH!!!! ITS SO BEAUTIFUL!!

[startobesoon75]

I love her so much yeeeeeeeeeey the Diva

[AleksandraPlamenac]

She is my Goddess!!! Love her!

[Babs22h]

I love jessye norman! I dont like the tempo of this piece... the conductor is much too fast for my taste!!

[madalaomaria]

Maravilhosa Jessye. Incomparável! Magnifica!

[wTrevorh]

Jessye has a unique talent. Not just any suprano can sing the role of Elizabeth

[langleywil]

She is the only African American to preform Elizabeth in either concert, recital or in the role. Times gotta change.

[aches27]

@langleywil

Both Grace Bumbry and the divine Leontyne Price have deviated from their usual Fächer and sung this in concert. The videos are available on YouTube. Although highly criticised, Price's version stands out for me as being electric in intensity and with a superb, natural yet regal interpretation. Do look them up.

[rodrigououo]

Jessye is unforgetable. she was perfect in this performance. the best "dich teure halle" i have ever seen. Bravissima, a true prima donna"

[MCHEATH]

Brava! Did Charles Craig sing in this concert?

[Loismustdie26]

Jessye is the only other recorded woman in history who has the same pure range as Callas, her deep mezzo notes are just as stunning and powerful as her highest soprano notes. No other living singer can do what she does when it comes to her range.

I'm not a religious person, but god bless this woman.

[SuiGenerisKingJames]

@Loismustdie26 You apparently don't like Leontyne Price. I believe she was slightly a step above Callas which can only be judged by comparing the control of their higher notes. Jessye comes extremely close to both of them, and what she lacks in depth of tone, she makes up in power.... Either way, all three are the best sopranos ever recorded.

[Loismustdie26]

@SuiGenerisKingJames lol, Madam Price happens to be one of my favorites, but I don't think she had the range that Norman or Callas had, to my memory she stayed pretty well within the soprano fac.

In the end Price v Callas comes down to personal taste. Price had more control, Callas had to date unmatched emotion and characterization and it all depends on what you respond more to.

But we can all agree that the three rank among the top dramatic sopranos of the last 75 years

[rrgallo]

Splendid

[cycadheaven]

Norman's in TOP form here !!

[newhotmailit]

WOW just marvellous!!!!

[SENAFOREVER]

DIVA!!!!

[omar505]

@SENAFOREVER With Jessye you can go one step further. Not only can she reach the highs of a soprano, and the middle range of a mezzo, but ive heard her dip all the way down into the contralto range. They say shes an extremley rare voice called a "Falcon". But labels aside, Jessye is something beyond compare!

[Liwah]

I prefer her other 'Dich teurre halle" on here. That said, Ms Jessye Norman WORKED IT!

I got goosebumps!

[sam95]

please post more of jessye

[TheOperaCritique]

WOW ! That is quite a performance, one you just hope you will see one day.