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Jessye Norman

1945 - 2019

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Jessye Mae Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist. She was able to perform dramatic soprano roles, but did not limit herself to that voice type. A commanding presence on operatic, concert and recital stages, Norman was associated with roles including Beethoven's Leonore, Wagner's Sieglinde and Kundry, Berlioz's Cassandre and Didon, and Bartók's Judith. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jessye Norman is the 400th most popular singer (down from 384th in 2019), the 2,507th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,167th in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jessye Norman ranks 400 out of 4,381. Before her are Marc Anthony, Justin Timberlake, Elvira de Hidalgo, Albert Hammond, Jisoo, and Kiri Te Kanawa. After her are Giuditta Pasta, Selena Gomez, Zdravko Čolić, Malcolm McLaren, Googoosh, and Wolf Biermann.

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Among people born in 1945, Jessye Norman ranks 164. Before her are Fusako Shigenobu, Yuen Woo-ping, Gal Costa, Dean Koontz, Christine Kaufmann, and Radu Lupu. After her are Martin Shaw, Ilija Petković, Adam Zagajewski, Patty McCormack, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, and Meir Dagan. Among people deceased in 2019, Jessye Norman ranks 107. Before her are ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Tomi Ungerer, Yukiya Amano, Lee Iacocca, György Konrád, and Bobby Joe Long. After her are Ginger Baker, Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, Antoine Gizenga, Dušan Makavejev, Köbi Kuhn, and Branko Lustig.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jessye Norman ranks 2,507 out of 20,380. Before her are Joe Pantoliano (1951), Michael Jeter (1952), Sam Houston (1793), Cindy Sherman (1954), Charles Bachman (1924), and Gene Roddenberry (1921). After her are Peggy Lee (1920), Jane Darwell (1879), Don Taylor (1920), Louise Brooks (1906), Ron Paul (1935), and Daniel Stern (1957).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jessye Norman ranks 136. Before her are Linda Ronstadt (1946), Pinetop Perkins (1913), Dan Reynolds (1987), Hank Williams (1923), Marc Anthony (1968), and Justin Timberlake (1981). After her are Selena Gomez (1992), Jackie Jackson (1951), Anthony Kiedis (1962), Christina Aguilera (1980), LP (1981), and Val Valentino (1956).

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