Jessye Norman - "Amazing Grace" (Sidney Poitier Tribute) | 1995 Kennedy Center Honors
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- American opera singer and recitalist Jessye Norman delivers a powerful performance of "Amazing Grace" as a tribute to Bahamian-American actor and film director Sidney Poitier at the 1995 Kennedy Center Honors.
Jessye Norman was trained at Howard University, the Peabody Institute, and the University of Michigan. The New York Times music critic Edward Rothstein described her voice as a "grand mansion of sound," and wrote that "it has enormous dimensions, reaching backward and upward. It opens onto unexpected vistas. It contains sunlit rooms, narrow passageways, cavernous halls." Her operatic début came as Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhäuser. She went on to sing leading roles with many other companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Paris Opera, and the Royal Opera, London. She sang at the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan, at Queen Elizabeth II's 60th birthday celebration in 1986, and performed the La Marseillaise to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution on July 14, 1989. She sang at the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Atlanta and for the second inauguration of Bill Clinton in 1997. She received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the National Medal of Arts, and was a member of the British Royal Academy of Music. In 1990, UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar named her Honorary Ambassador to the United Nations.
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*She's marvelous. My only regret is that I've only come to learn and love her after her passing. Ms Norman, wherever you are, know that your music and artistry are still touching souls to this day. Thank you for your most priceless gift.*
If you haven't yet, listen to her recording of Strauss' 'Four Last Songs."
She had the dignity of an empress and the voice of an archangel
What a perfect description
That is the most beautiful description of a singer I have ever heard... And SO worthy of the late great Jessye Norman.
*She's marvelous. My only regret is that I've only come to learn and love her after her passing. Ms Norman, wherever you are, know that your music and artistry are still touching souls to this day. Thank you for your most priceless gift.*
Couldn't say it better!
😊😊😅😊😅😊
She had a voice that could make you believe in God... she will definitely be missed
Ho eyes , God she was BEAUTIFUL and HUGE HER VOICE AND GENIUS
This was to honor Sidney… but you just can’t help but think that you just witnessed a masterpiece unfold.
Sidney Poitier's expressions and Her delivery can make a grown man weep🙌🏿
And with me, it did.
Watching, Listening today...Émotion is gigantic..i love her so much. I am so happy she sang for a hero ❤
Am watching this at work for the first time - trying to conceal the tears.
@@KatherineKimber-yz8rk let them tears fall
That performance was sublime. One for the ages ❤
Mrs. Norman was the opera singer who could sing without an orchestra, a choral. For me, she was the greatest.
My dad's favorite Opera Singer doing a tribute with one his favorite songs to one of his favorite actors. Miss you Dad!
😢❤
I had the extreme honor and privilege of meeting Ms Norman when I sang with the St Patricks Cathedral Choir Christmas Eve in the early 80s....she was the most sweetest and gracious person I had ever met in a long time. ❤
I was profoundly blessed to have discovered Miss. Jessye Norman listening to my radio back in my late teenage years. She was such a beautiful gift that got loaned to us! Our loss, was heavens gain. My God! Whenever I hear her magnificent voice I believe this is what heaven must be like.
She's now in Heaven gloryfing to God with all the angels. Amen.
How Sidney Poitier held it together I will never know because I would have lost it.
this womens power to move was undeniable, now she sings with the angels
an andy ...God bless Jessy🌹🌹🌹😇😇😇
This woman’s
Amen
yes, I never hear this Prayer before better …….R.I.P. WOW, WOW, WOW
This lady's.
Her voice is so beautiful, she made me, Sidney Poitier and Bill Clinton cry! Rest in peace, Miss Norman.
A voice like hers comes around once in a lifetime..she will be missed.
Charlie t’iras pas au paradis
Charlie t’iras pas au paradis
Encore charlie t’iras pas au paradls
Je veux entendre Charlie t’l'as pas au paradis Bécaud Gilbert version 1970
RIP Sweet lady A voice of an angel
She would wring tears out of stones, and melt rocks with that powerful voice.
I was on the Champs-Élysées in Paris for France’s bicentennial celebration in July 1989.
I wasn’t alone: There were around one million people there - including Jessye Norman.
There was also a group of 10-12 young Germans on my left; and another of 10-12 young Britons on my right.
When Jessye Norman started singing La Marseillaise (the french national anthem), the young Germans and Brits sang along with all of us.
I was in awe of Norman’s amazing voice - and of the fact that those young “foreigners” next to me actually knew the words to my country’s anthem!
I have no doubt that when they learned that Jessye Norman had passed away, those million people from 30 years ago - including those 20-24 young people now in their fifties - all thought of that night and that voice ...
And what a memorable, beautiful night it was!
And what an unforgettable, beautiful voice it was!
On June 11th 1988,Jessye Norman sang this in Wembley Stadium (on the outskirts of London)in front of 72,000 rock fans.To celebrate the 70th Birthday of Nelson Mandela.As they were rock fans,singing Amazing Grace might be seen as a challenge,but by the last verse nearly everyone was singing with her.And so to a little anecdote.The sound engineer for the concert asked Jessye what microphone she used/wanted,she said "I don't need a microphone,I sing straight" he look amazed,shrugged his shoulders and walked away (thinking,she will come running for a mike soon).Of course she didn't. Her voice carried right across the stadium, to the very back reaches,unaccompanied with NO mike.LOL
When Jessye Norman sings, especially these gospel melodies, I think people feel this great blessing enveloping their souls.
It was Grace that gave to her such an amazing gift for song! We can all that God for her!
Such a Graceful strong Woman..RIP
My daughter has been called "A Baby Jessye Norman". She just agreed to let me set up a Jessye Norman tribute around Ms. Norman's birthday in September '22. I'm soooo happy. 🥰🥰🥰🥰.
I am russian and i have heard this amazing lady many years ago when she was in Moscow, it was not a concert,it was a dress rehearsal shown to the public in our Moscow conservatory,she sang Wagner,one of the most complicated opera music to the public ear.
At first our public accepted her quite calm,because at the beginning of 2000 Jessye was not as well known as Pavarotti ,Domingo, because they were no advertising of her performances on tv ,their were no youtube as well. So at first the public and me as well reacted quietly,but then something magical happened ,we understood that we hear an angel, i sat far away from the stage,but i saw her turban, i saw her face and her gown and i felt that she filled all the space around her,her voice was the most beautiful,soft and deep that i have ever heard. Her figure and posture was as she was a Greek goddess.
so by the middle of her performance people burst into applause, i was near to cry and at the end it was a huge ovation.
today i heared that she was gone, Jessi you should know that people all over the world loved and adored you ,russians loved you ,you brought happiness to our lives with your great talent,the world will never forget you.
That smile of hers, omg…Such a big and honest smile.
Girl, You have blown me away! I cannot believe that beautiful voice that you have not exposed to us....I will be home again soon!!! WOW, that voice!
Dear Jessye Norman,
It was 10 years ago when I saw you live in the Philharmonie in Cologne. It was the biggest music experience of my life!
Being able to hear your voice and experience you was a gift to humanity. Rest in peace.
Jessye Norman - a most wonderful American singer of profound brilliance
I can't stop crying . Thank you Jessye for giving me so much beauty and love . You are a true Goddes . From The Netherlands I bless you with all my heart R.I.P. Jessye Norman
Wish I knew about her earlier what a wonderful voice and and a legend as left the this earthly world gone the heavenly kingdom may you rest in the arms sweet deliverance. Dieu beinse.
Peter Rombouts May she bless us w her eternal heart. R.I.P.
I join you Peter, from Australia with the same sentiments
Sometimes the voice of God reaches the earth directly, this was such a moment
Very much indeed. Beautiful description.
Miss you. Rest in peace forever. From a mere mortal soul.
Grace did lead her Home. Sublime. Powerful.
If you haven't made someone cry by singing this song, you haven't sung at all.
RIP Maestra Norman!
I found those last few seconds where she sang a cappella spine chilling. She put so much meaning into every word, she was a true story teller.
Me too. And she is soooo beautiful as she sings and than Billys face is so incredibly disturbing...
A voice that could make grown men weep! Now passed this week and making the Saints weep in heaven.
You can see it in Mr Poitier's eyes so touched. Former Pres Bill Clinton too...Rest easy Ms Norman operatic songstress.
She's the definition of a Diva in the best sense possible. When they make a movie about Ms.Norman they should give Angela Bassett a call.
there's a movie called "Diva'
Ha ! Hell no. Angela Basset is sassy. But she has as much class and artistry as a voodoo witch...
Jessye Norman was not in Diva. This was Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, another American soprano.
@@laurentgomes3703 Angela Bassett has class. Have you ever heard her speak besides in her roles?
Maybe Viola Davis
give a rapturous singer an amazing song... and this is what happens. Rest well, Ms. Norman. YOU will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
Rest in peace Jessye Norman, I'm happy to have become familiar with your enormous talent
Rest In Peace to both 🌹
Sydney Poitier so touched...
Beautiful.
One of the most gifted voices in the world, powerful rendition R.I.P Jessye Norman 🙏
Good bye mother, sister, goodbye Jessye, travel well.
Good bye mother was she a mother?
How I adore this woman !!! She died at 74, much too young. And now of course we have lost the great Sydney Poitier.
That was the hardest fight of Mr. Poitiers life. He lost..., Tears won. ❤
Rest Well, Legends both.
Jessye had a bearing of grace, humility, elegance and calm, as did Sidney/
She was a woman from another dimension may her next life be filled with peace and harmony. She inspired me to go out there and sing.
This is one of the most Hymns in all the the world how God use John Newton to change the lives of so many from hating to loving and the message of Christ Jesus is penetrating to the listener 😢
She here sang a tribute to Sidney Portier. And now both are gone and we hear it as a hymn to their passing. But that voice will last in recordings for decades, if not centuries. So she leaves a noble legacy both in her bearing and her magnificent voice.
Very moving. RIP Ms Norman & Mr Poitier.
God bless this woman. She's in His choir now. Heaven's music just got a little more angelic.
She's teaching the angels how to sing better! :-)
Thank you Madame Jessye Norman as a role model for young singers to pursue their vocation. At this time of writing this comment, I am reading your memoir "Stand Up Straight and Sing!" To God be the Glory 🙏🏼
A true Songbird of the highest order who brought the Kings of the Earth to tears.
Grace and dignity personified--both Jessye Norman and Sidney Poitier!
IT IS IN THESE HOURS THAT I THANK GOD FOR MY EARS MORE THAN MY SPEECH.
MAY THE LOVE OF GOD REIGN ALSO IN THOSE WHO DON'T HEAR OR SPEAK, BUT LOVE GOD
What will we do without Jessye Norman?
Sidney Poitier - one of the greatest world actors.
I'm still crying over the DEATH of Jessye Norman and now Diane Carol.
It was refreshing to see Sidney Poiter in the audience.
Rest in Peace Jessye Norman and Diane Carol.
Beautiful, a musical giant paying tribute to an acting giant.
She always makes me happy and peaceful.
In the different dimension.
I'm not crying. Sidney Poitier is crying!
Fare thee well Jessye Norman, the Universe is waiting.
Rest in Power, Ms. Norman. Your voice lives on.
May you and Mr. Portier sing together now in the heavenly choir. Rest in peace ❤️
RIP Jessye. Truly a gift that touched the heart and soul of millions
Beautiful. Simply beautiful
Superlativa , atemporal
Moving and touching!!!!!
I love you forever Madame Jessye Norman!
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how Amazing Grace should be sung. Jessye Norman (September 15, 1945 - September 30, 2019)
Breathtakenly honest and gorgeous and I am now weeping. God Thank you for letting us witness this great human being.
R.I.P Jessye Norman
#GREATESTVOCALISTOFALLTIME
#THEG.O.A.T
#LEGENDARY
❤❤❤❤
One word: Breathtaking!
She never forgot where we were born and raised. "Augusta Georgia!" Rest in heaven Beautiful gifted soul!
Truegospelman
Yes. I’m from Atlanta, but no one does class like Augusta. Love you Ms Norman. Rest in God’s love and peace.
Lucy Laney High School has an auditorium named after her in Augusta, GA.
Yep! This Aikenite was lucky to sit next to her on a flight from ATL to AGS.
I sang with the Augusta Choral Society for her in 1996... quite the experience
100% gifted 100% trained plus something else
zzausel -“ presence”
Honoured to share the same planet she did. WHAT A VOICE!!!
I could not believe my ears. What an amazing and beautiful voice she had. She’s singing with the angels now
🎤💔💜JESSYE NORMAN...OUR QUEEN OF THE OPERA💞🎼
She is a queen. A perfect soul of an angel.
Just unique! This is pure marvel of life!
Goddess gone home. Thank you, Jesse.
The range that Jessye had was amazing. Not matter what part of her voice she used, her strength and power were unchanged.
Jessye Norman was a God's voice.
She is giving the angels singing lessons now.
Jessie Norman,I’ve loved you for so long,I can’t believe you’ve left us..you were an true individual there’ll never be your like again..thank you for everything that you sang and recorded,we are all so blessed to have known you ♥️🙏🙏🙏
jean willis - she is sitting by the river singing a duet with her brother Silas, who had a tremendous bass voice...rest on Normans.
You’re right, Jen Pollard a beautiful analogy,I had no idea her brother was a Bass,although not surprising at all,bless ♥️🙏
What a magnificent, elegant, pure, opulent rendition of " Amazing Grace" done by Ms. Jessye Norman. Her mezz- soprano voice took me to the heavenly realms. What a moving rendition!
That song 😭 everytime I hear it. It means a lot.
i come back to this video so frequently and for just a few minutes i truly feel so comforted by the thought of religion again. her voice just ascends
Wasn't it just yesteryear, Beloved! Peace n love IJN-
The most beutiful voice singing that song And her personality is just so warm and giving .
I miss Ms. Jessye Norman so much. What a powerful gift in a wonderful being! She brought joy and inspired hope that sprung from love within. Thank you, from the depths of my heart.❤️
I've got goosebumps all over my body.... Rest in peace
Wow! What a gift the Lord gave us in Jessye! I am sure Heaven is sounding sweeter now!
One of my favourite performers pays tribute to another favourite! WOW!
This is great America.
Seems almost everyone associated with Sidney Poitier has become a favorite person to me. He is an amazing man, a good man, a man. That said, I've only been a serious Opera for about three years. I've always known who Maria Callas was and figured she was all the Opera I would ever need after hearing her sing so I never delved any farther into it. I'm older now and have become consumed with the need for more. It has become the music I listen to every day. I'll be checking out this lady for sure. Should have done it sooner, she is fantastic!
Jessye Norman, ta voix est immortelle
La beauté et la force ont signé un parfait accord dans ta voix:
Une voix tout à fait inspirée,
Une voix qui nous a permis de marcher sur notre propre voie.
" YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE"
RIP
Amazing how gifted a human being can be. Miss Norman. your magnificent voice will forever endure.
The world of opera has lost another great one..lord give us the grace to sing ur praise here on earth.. when a president cries know it has hit the rock, RIP JN
This is what a role model for our young ladies looks like. Her voice is from God,she will be greatly missed. Thank you for sharing her with us.
We miss you Jessye and Sidney ! ❤
Absolutely amazing voice/The Voice/The World's best Opera singer. Embracing God's Grace.
There was a great brilliance in her voice. Rest peacefully Jessye Norman.🙏❤
That is a moment in musical history that will not soon be forgotten. What a blessing!
I intentionally bought a vinyl with this song the other day and I listened to it today, then I saw those sad news on TV an hour later and her singing this song...