Jessye Norman

thumb|Jessye Norman (2014) Jessye Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer. Quotes 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 Quotes about There are many women I know who are not public figures but who have taught me much more about feminism than any book could...I admire Jessye Norman and Viola Davis and Toni Morrison, because they occupy their space in the world without apology. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2015 interview collected in Conversations with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie edited by Daria Tunca (2020) External links Category:1945 births Category:2019 deaths Category:21st-century African-American women Category:Women singers from the United States Category:Opera singers Category:Women academics from the United States Category:Memoirists from the United States Category:Women authors from the United States Category:Protestants from the United States Category:20th-century African-American women Category:People from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Wolf Prize in Arts laureates