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ollygomer 03/05/2009 08:56 AM Report
Shame on you ranting REMant... Jessye Norman is one of the most extraordinary and exceptional musicians alive today. She also happens to simply be a very nice person. Whether you personally like her interpretation is entirely subjective and who cares anyway. Just a quick look at her repertoire on wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessye_Norman) should be enough to humble anyone. She sang many times in Geneva when I played in the OSR, notably with Armin Jordan conducting. I will never forget the effect she has on the audience and the orchestra. Her glorious voice is a natural wonder and combined with her magnetic physical presence, her culture, ethnicity and extraordinary musicianship makes for those precious moments that are so rare, to be treasured, food for the soul until you pass on
hrc 03/04/2009 10:30 PM Report
Thank you for this show, especially to Jessye Norman for all the moments you've given us.
REMant 03/03/2009 05:57 PM Report
Jessye Norman was always a figure. I saw her first at Symphony Hall c. 1973-4, if memory serves, and I was going to write something regretable at this point, but I've deleted it. Suffice to say I am not a fan. She is tho another of many, who have had to establish themselves in Europe before they could find work here, and an argument for govt art support. I'm sure I read somewhere recently that she is soon to join the Jacobs School of Music faculty at Indiana University, but I can't find confirmation of that anywhere online. But I'd rather they took Bobby Knight back. Just how many Carnegie Hall celebrations have we had now? How many such pointless celebrations do we celebrate every year? We do love so to pat ourselves on the back...