Jessye Norman performs Mozart (30 July 1989)

0:00- Introduction
0:24- Commentary by James Levine
1:38- Commentary by Jessye Norman
2:41- MOZART "Ch'io mi scordi di te? ... Non temer, amato bene"

[@dwightowsley]

Sister Norman may you rest in the sweetest peace. I miss your presence mightily.

[@josephmosikili1902]

Mighty Jessye Norman; along with her majestic Voice, amazing indeed.

[@76saw13]

Цудоўна, непаўторна, глорыя!

[@discoverdiscovering4598]

No one does it like Jessye! She rocks forever!

[@martinbabica7863]

Just wonderful, I wished back so much the Salzburg eighties… with Levine Karajan Mutter Norman etc

[@cappycapuzi1716]

I adore this concert aria! And how wonderful to hear Norman sing Mozart' and Italian. This is probably the fastest I've heard her sing.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This masterpiece Jessye sings with clear voice , splendid skill and breathtaking technique and beautiful , gorgeous attire is inspirational , graceful and comfortable to the ear and the mind
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

[@kenhunt278]

That's really perceptive, and was pretty much her equipment by 1989. The violist over her left shoulder, BTW, is Manfred Honeck, currently MD in Pittsburgh. Conducted the best Mahler 5 I've heard live in NY a couple years ago.

[@italyrocks324]

Caramelorb, thanks for this beautiful gem.

[@caramelorb]

I'm glad you enjoy it.

[@dj-ls7tp]

I love this artist. Very impressive! Ru

[@TheJujunick]

Thanks so much for posting this. I’ve been looking for it on here for years. 🙏🏻♥️

[@leshaunda]

Always keep this footage up please

[@wonieblue1657]

Love her ❤💕

[@michellesteffers8905]

Unbelievable

[@user-vn5gr6fo4q]

Великая! Неповторимая
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[@domi2020]

Wowsers!

[@onigbajamo]

You're doing gods' work

[@caramelorb]

My wife sometimes says that when the moon is full...

[@kenfarmer3728]

I now have two versions of this Mozart concert aria that I like, Jessye Norman's and that of Margaret Price.

[@RM-tc9pu]

Have you listened to Victoria de Los Angeles? It's a lovely, tender rendition.

[@andrewlee1336]

I would pay to listen to Jessye Norman read the phonebook for an hour.

[@mariateresaschniebs4929]

ÚNICA!!!

[@renelicht]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@orion8835]

Norman sings this as if it were a lullaby. In many ways this tended to be her approach to the lyric repertoire with a sort of moaned head toned middle and roaring upper middle and a sort of ski jumped top voice. The result was sleepy lioness awoken to fury and then ghosted. Always a very fascinating and unusual approach. Here she doesn’t get fussy with any Italian text she just glides over it all politely and with solemnity to it’s roaring conclusion. In many ways this was her glamour. This mix of moaned lower and middle head tone and upper roaring alternated with lullaby gentleness. And it worked wonders even if it was a bit too sepulchral.

[@direfranchement]

She doesn't moan anything. What a bunch of nonsense!