Jessye Norman - A Portrait - When I Am Laid In Earth (Purcel

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  • Jessye Norman - A Portrait - When I Am Laid In Earth (Purcell)
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  • @sabrabba
    @sabrabba Před 4 lety +1178

    In case anyone's wondering what she says at the end of the video, "Ich leb' allein in meinem Himmel, in meinem Lieben, in meinem lied." from Mahler's Rückert-Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen. Translated, it means " I live alone in my own heaven, in my love, in my song." She finishes by saying " Schöner gehts nicht", meaning "It could not be more beautiful." Jessye Norman, you could not be more beautiful. Thank you for being an inspiration to so many singers over the years, myself included. Thank you for the beautiful recordings you leave behind. Rest gently, beautiful queen.

    • @alejandrocervantes1552
      @alejandrocervantes1552 Před 4 lety +41

      sabrabba thank you for translating

    • @serious7179
      @serious7179 Před 4 lety +41

      Thank you for this...now I'm really crying

    • @leerhode1021
      @leerhode1021 Před 3 lety +31

      Thank you for the translation. I have come back often to re-read it. So beautiful...

    • @bjaco290
      @bjaco290 Před 3 lety +21

      Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse. I wish I spoke german

    • @DonVueltaMorales
      @DonVueltaMorales Před 3 lety +22

      Schöner gibst nicht: From "es gibt" = there is. You'll find nothing more beautiful.

  • @charles.e.g.
    @charles.e.g. Před 7 měsíci +57

    I think this is one of the most heartbreaking and emotionally devastating arias in all of opera. And only an artist of Jessye Norman’s immense talent can capture the full emotional gravity that it expresses. God bless you dear Jessye. 🙏❤️🙏

  • @matthewproser6389
    @matthewproser6389 Před 2 lety +145

    Probably the greatest dramatic soprano who ever sang. She just has everything and we
    won’t hear her like again soon.

  • @daviddesilva3355
    @daviddesilva3355 Před 4 lety +522

    We lost one of opera’s greatest ever today. 😔😔

  • @michelleevans3988
    @michelleevans3988 Před 5 lety +1868

    She looks and sounds like the Queen of some impossible, unimaginable universe....

  • @alexandrawalker4640
    @alexandrawalker4640 Před 4 lety +531

    Sadly this is the first time I've listened to Jessye Norman, the day after she died. What an inspiration! Hers is the kind of singing that reminds me how amazing it is to be alive. May she rest in peace

    • @kristinemustaeva1789
      @kristinemustaeva1789 Před 4 lety +3

      Alexandra Walker ❤️🌷

    • @rudihut7799
      @rudihut7799 Před 4 lety +2

      Same tho

    • @Frostgrl681
      @Frostgrl681 Před 3 lety +2

      I love your comment.

    • @travelgirl92224
      @travelgirl92224 Před 3 lety +8

      Oh my God, I just learned she died. She was (is) one of my favorite opera voices.

    • @e.conboy4286
      @e.conboy4286 Před 3 lety +7

      Dame Norman was the music, she was was the character, There is no one in the world like her. She was magnificent in every way, everywhere she went. We have entertained an Angel unawares! Thanks be to God for His wonderful gift. e.conboy

  • @nunyacarrie8135
    @nunyacarrie8135 Před 3 lety +63

    Easily one of the most beautiful voices of all times.

  • @gsaturn8614
    @gsaturn8614 Před rokem +13

    Tears.....
    The world will remember you forever.

  • @writerinc
    @writerinc Před 4 lety +548

    Awwwww...my heart ache, can't believe she's gone but I know the heavens are welcoming her home!

    • @desert_holly
      @desert_holly Před 4 lety +9

      Makes me cry so much.

    • @blantonkb
      @blantonkb Před 4 lety +8

      I know!! She's definitely one of heavens most lovely angels.

    • @Yaco1804
      @Yaco1804 Před 4 lety +4

      An amazing lady, voice of a generation - this is when the word legend should be used.

    • @justanotherguy469
      @justanotherguy469 Před 4 lety +5

      You guys are all so beautiful and eloquent with your replies.

    • @davidwhyberd7612
      @davidwhyberd7612 Před 4 lety +11

      This moved me to tears. She possessed the greatest voice that I have ever heard. I heard her sing as Jocasta in Aedipus Rex when I sang with the Philharmonia Chorus. I queued to meet her after the performance. I have never felt such charisma. It was like an audience with a Queen. She was warm and charming during our short conversation. I had met true greatness. I will never forget it. I was very upset that she passed away. She had a nobility about her. There were comments on her blackness when she was singing roles early in her career. Her reply was " I rather like the colour myself". She rose above it all.

  • @apricotcookie4850
    @apricotcookie4850 Před 2 lety +219

    She sings Remember Me and looks right into the camera - straight into our hearts and souls. Oh, dear magnificent Jessye, fear not, we will remember you forever. Remember your voice, your beauty, your heart, your intelligence, your impeccable musicianship, your sublimity. Thank you for sharing yourself and your gifts with us so generously. Know that you are greatly loved.

    • @leerhode1021
      @leerhode1021 Před 2 lety +9

      Excellently stated. Greatly loved and greatly missed.

    • @Marcheloul
      @Marcheloul Před 2 lety +3

      Everything you say is true but she doesn't "look right into the camera" not even once...

    • @planetconcourse
      @planetconcourse Před rokem

      Were you watching a different video. The honorable Ms. Norman, never looked into the camera - or at least it was never captured by the cameraman. Yet, we will NEVER forget you Jessye Norman!

    • @larryduncan4071
      @larryduncan4071 Před rokem +3

      @@planetconcourse Yes she did...apparently you missed it. 01:46 and again at 02:47

    • @planetconcourse
      @planetconcourse Před rokem +2

      @@larryduncan4071 Yer Right! ;)

  • @AndrewRudin
    @AndrewRudin Před 4 lety +641

    "Remember me." How could it be possible not to.

  • @yct204
    @yct204 Před 3 lety +14

    "Remember me, remember me....." brought me tears..... What a beautiful and unforgettable voice!

  • @Steinbach1984
    @Steinbach1984 Před 4 lety +385

    I simply can't bear this. One of the most moving moments in all of opera, Norman's sublime and unbound interpretation, fond memories of singing this opera myself... and now her death. It's just to much. Thank you Jessye.

    • @serious7179
      @serious7179 Před 4 lety +20

      I agree...my heart hurts so

    • @niquetamadrepd5701
      @niquetamadrepd5701 Před 4 lety +17

      "Remember me"..

    • @Inspirawalker37
      @Inspirawalker37 Před 4 lety +6

      Steinbach1984 I couldn’t agree more. I’m profoundly sad. I thank God we had her.

    • @e.conboy4286
      @e.conboy4286 Před rokem +1

      @@niquetamadrepd5701 Jesse Norman will never be forgotten.

  • @Johnmag1976
    @Johnmag1976 Před 5 měsíci +31

    Lady Norman was perfectly fluent in French, German,and Italian.
    Hard worker since childhood, but with her huge Intelligence, any achievement was possible ❤

  • @sjinzaar
    @sjinzaar Před 3 lety +41

    Some singers sing... some singers conquer the world... some singers conquer the soul

  • @markomaras6495
    @markomaras6495 Před 2 lety +74

    Her voice, her expressions, her clothes, the mirrors, the camera, everything combined in an awe-inspiring whole. Truly a Gesamtkunstwerk.

  • @MrKeithterrett
    @MrKeithterrett Před 3 lety +34

    I was on stage in Covent Garden once with Ms Norman back in the 80's, with the Kneller Hall Trumpeters performing a fanfare prior to her performance. She was a wonderful singer, and great feminist! Such a powerful voice. Her battle to become an Opera Singer is highly motivational. Rest in Peace Ms Jesse Norman, you have done a great service for women and opera! This aria by Purcell is so beautifully sung, I find it hurts when I hear it. Why certain listeners don't like this rendition is beyond comprehension.

  • @lwhitman57
    @lwhitman57 Před 4 lety +274

    As soon as I heard, I had to come to listen to this.

    • @n.j.t262
      @n.j.t262 Před 4 lety +7

      Precisely the same here. Very grateful for her art. Thank you very much Jessye and all the best in the next phase. You have tremendously nurished our souls and you will continue to do so with your lecagy.

    • @coreycox2345
      @coreycox2345 Před 4 lety +4

      Her Ave Maria shent shivers down my spine. It was the most beautiful thing I had heard.

    • @jacquelinetillyer8666
      @jacquelinetillyer8666 Před 3 lety +2

      Bless you nearly a year since my true Queen left us. Pity us but may a thread of her pure gift and beauty shields us. So brave.

  • @jeffodonnell7371
    @jeffodonnell7371 Před 4 lety +156

    As a young student in Philadelphia I had the great fortune to hear her live with the orchestra a number of times. It was a sound like I had never heard. Huge and impossibly lush. I had a lesson at the Academy of Music one day before a rehearsal and ran into her in the green room. Almost literally. Haha. She was a stunning presence. Radiant somehow. I am saddened at her passing, but I trust that she had a blessed life. RIP.

    • @DAS1962
      @DAS1962 Před 4 lety +9

      What a memory to treasure

  • @marcaurele3115
    @marcaurele3115 Před 3 lety +13

    Jessye Norman nous manque ! A écouter ce lamento , on est pris d'une émotion qui ne vous lâche plus . Sans doute la meilleure interpretation de Didon , apres tant d'autres airs que sa voix sublime transendait...
    Pour moi , elle restera la Marianne de 1989 chantant la Marseillaise place de la conxorde. Le plus beau cadeau qu'elle fit à la France. Merci , madame , vous restez dans nos coeurs !

  • @ronnabinn-hersh4412
    @ronnabinn-hersh4412 Před 4 lety +199

    Rest in peace. She will be remembered through her beautiful music.

  • @romarioseaton168
    @romarioseaton168 Před rokem +18

    I revisit this performance few times per year and each time I’m more gutted that she passed away! RIP Queen Jessye!!

  • @monicacall7532
    @monicacall7532 Před 4 lety +77

    Jessye Norman has been my favorite opera singer for a long time. This beautiful lament is the perfect way to remember her as she sings,”Remember me.” I certainly never will never forget her. Sing now with the angels Jessye.

  • @davecharrier6632
    @davecharrier6632 Před 9 měsíci +6

    One of the most heartbreaking laments sung perfectly by one of the best.

  • @MadelaineJonesCreative
    @MadelaineJonesCreative Před 4 lety +207

    I'm normally not a huge fan of lots of vibrato in Purcell, but Jessye Norman's voice and interpretation are just so sorrowful and moving and beautiful that she proves me wrong. Stunning.

    • @camthesaxman3387
      @camthesaxman3387 Před rokem +1

      The heavy vibrato just ruins it for me. It makes the words unintelligible, doesn't sound great, and isn't appropriate for Baroque period.

    • @Thetruepianoman
      @Thetruepianoman Před rokem +2

      ​@@camthesaxman3387:(

    • @fisk1866
      @fisk1866 Před rokem +15

      The magic and beauty of interpretation! Who wants to hear 300 years of the same styling and interpretation?!?!?!?!

    • @dolinaj1
      @dolinaj1 Před rokem +1

      Cam: what heavy vibrato? Duh.

    • @rileynavra
      @rileynavra Před rokem +9

      @@camthesaxman3387 I mean your opinion is valid, but vibrato has a heavy presence in baroque music, however in a much different way than modern interpretation. Typically it is used as ornamentation on long ending notes like the “me” is “remember me” and of course the “ahs” and “fate”. It is a bit excessive in other places, but does not make the English intelligible unless you just have poor hearing.

  • @ledylanclair
    @ledylanclair Před 9 lety +215

    Jessye Norman, A Being of Light that has traversed through the ages, An inspiration in such dark times. May Her Light forever illuminate your path.
    She is the Universe.

    • @KarenDBrame
      @KarenDBrame Před 6 lety +10

      Dylan Clair you worded that simply BEAUTIFULLY!!
      #GORGEOUSsentiment
      💜💜💜👑💜💜💜

    • @e.conboy4286
      @e.conboy4286 Před 3 lety +2

      I think you are right.

  • @e.conboy4286
    @e.conboy4286 Před rokem +8

    OMG! Goose bumps! She had and will not have an equal. Rest I’m Heavenly peace, dear Jessye Norman

  • @ashleyln1990
    @ashleyln1990 Před 4 lety +35

    She'll be singing the most angelic arias in Heaven. RIP Miss Jessye 😥

  • @lundilar
    @lundilar Před 6 lety +158

    Put this in a time capsule, and send it out into the universe. My god!

    • @beanstaIkjack
      @beanstaIkjack Před 3 lety

      No don't. I think aliens would prefer some Daft Punk

  • @loricameron1977
    @loricameron1977 Před 4 lety +254

    Purcel wrote this for just such a voice. Perfection.

    • @francoisbessing
      @francoisbessing Před 4 lety +8

      WOW. Your comment sent chills through my body. Mein Gotte!

    • @alejandrocervantes1552
      @alejandrocervantes1552 Před 4 lety +4

      Lori Cameron agreed!!!!

    • @alejandrocervantes1552
      @alejandrocervantes1552 Před 4 lety +3

      Lori Cameron Indeed

    • @wandatinsley2555
      @wandatinsley2555 Před 4 lety +2

      SO_Oooooooooooooooooooooooo True!!!!!! She loved doing it right...repetition and constant rehearsal!

    • @theon9575
      @theon9575 Před 4 lety +8

      Lori Cameron No way...Hardly!! Not at all. LOL. Singers did not project ego and big voice like this in Purcell's day. And certainly not female sopranos. He would have written it for counter-tenor, a bloke, because he had these in his company.! Check the many historically accurate versions on You-Tube. Janet Baker more like the style.
      But I agree this is spectacular, and Mr Purcell would have been amazed, and would have loved Miss Norman, though. He was quite a lad.

  • @markirving4015
    @markirving4015 Před 3 lety +91

    She sings as The Earth. Not just a queen, but the Earth itself.

    • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
      @JaneDoe-ci3gj Před 2 lety +9

      What a lovely, poetic way to put it. I fully agree!😊🌹

  • @elizabethholden9686
    @elizabethholden9686 Před 4 lety +22

    She sings remember me and it shakes my soul... Rest in love Diva.

  • @romarioseaton168
    @romarioseaton168 Před 7 lety +533

    This is by far the best version of this song I've heard of all time!! Jessye is the QUEEN OF OPERA!!! Heart break never felt so right!! OMG

    • @rubyedelman7775
      @rubyedelman7775 Před 7 lety +6

      Kirsten Flagstad is!

    • @roibin123
      @roibin123 Před 7 lety +21

      Dame Baker rules

    • @adriennepyke4149
      @adriennepyke4149 Před 7 lety +2

      as well.....

    • @Rwthless1
      @Rwthless1 Před 6 lety +17

      Yes, for some things, but this isn't Janet Baker's sort of thing, though she could sing it. Jessye is supreme in this as a Carthaginian Queen.

    • @itan96
      @itan96 Před 6 lety +11

      Agreed! Jessye Norman is the best!

  • @CubanoLA
    @CubanoLA Před 6 lety +12

    This will be played in my funeral! Shortly before the big Salsa Dancing Party! I'm and opera loving Cuban who was lucky to see Jessye Norman live! How lucky I am!

  • @normanbonk8064
    @normanbonk8064 Před 10 měsíci +6

    I remember Jessey. I loved her so. Prayers.

  • @monizdm
    @monizdm Před 4 lety +6

    I have heard her many times at the Met. I had a very brief encounter with her at, of all places, a performance of Hello Dolly. She was in a wheelchair, and I made a very brief compliment to her. She responded kindly in her very regal way. I won't forget that moment. I have always and will continue to be an admirer. God bless you.

  • @kevs1536
    @kevs1536 Před 4 lety +9

    I first discovered her music while browsing through youtube
    videos of Dido's Lament. I was immediately drawn to her rendition...so full of
    emotion. I proceeded to scour the internet for every performance of hers I
    could find. Rest in peace beautiful-lady-with-the-voice-that-causes-Angels-to-pause-and-listen.

  • @nelsonvega3444
    @nelsonvega3444 Před rokem +8

    She was one of the greatest in the classical world …and they have been many …I admire her ..her sound her poise her acting …one of the greatest indeed ..

  • @EllaEllaEh
    @EllaEllaEh Před 7 měsíci +2

    What a voice. What power. What control. Beautiful!

  • @aslj1179
    @aslj1179 Před 4 lety +32

    I remember being 10 years old, and watching this beautiful woman perform in the commonwealth of Virginia. She was simply beautiful in every way, transcendent! She showed me you could be a magnificent performer of color! Thank you melanin mother of opera!

  • @francoisbessing
    @francoisbessing Před 7 lety +224

    My Lord what a voice. She has the most powerful version of this song I have ever heard. The others are nice but this is spiritual, lamentation, provocation, hurt combined.

    • @andrewpalframan4666
      @andrewpalframan4666 Před 5 lety +3

      It's not meant to be 'powerful' it's a lament.

    • @norsewoman7997
      @norsewoman7997 Před 4 lety +16

      @@andrewpalframan4666 I read it as 'powerful' meaning: touching to the heart and mind of the hearer...which a lament definitely can be.

    • @francoisbessing
      @francoisbessing Před 4 lety +15

      @@andrewpalframan4666 And yet it was powerful. Not in decibels but in its ability to convey its message, its lamentation to over a million viewers.

    • @dpcisunbreakable
      @dpcisunbreakable Před 4 lety +4

      @@andrewpalframan4666 There is room for both states of being. Chill.

    • @fearworks7249
      @fearworks7249 Před 3 lety +3

      @@andrewpalframan4666 Perhaps he means it's powerfully lamentful.

  • @TheS9276
    @TheS9276 Před 9 lety +108

    I saw her live at The Broward Center. Just Ms. Norman and a pianist. I thought I was going to die from goose bumps.

  • @blueskies4all
    @blueskies4all Před 4 lety +32

    The amazing beauty of this music and this voice brings tears to my eyes. Jessye Norman, we remember you

  • @Nancy-tr5fi
    @Nancy-tr5fi Před 10 měsíci +3

    What a face, even more when you sing this. I have goose bumps. Thank you for this you go deep.

  • @jennifergambaccini5958
    @jennifergambaccini5958 Před 8 lety +91

    I can listen to Jessye Norman sing this over and over again. Her voice truly expresses the emotions of this piece.

  • @GutterpressFerret
    @GutterpressFerret Před 4 lety +31

    The purest and most beautiful voice in the world. A queen. We will always remember you. 30.09.19

  • @sea4605
    @sea4605 Před 2 lety +7

    I'm saddened I didn't discover her sooner. Her voice is simply divine, I cried listening to this. RIP queen 🕊️❤️.

  • @noaheinstein2369
    @noaheinstein2369 Před 4 lety +157

    I could always hear the whole universe when she sang. So clear, so round and almost unbearably beautiful. Majestic calm, beyond all knowing. Thank you, Jesse.

  • @conorwarren2665
    @conorwarren2665 Před 4 lety +66

    I can't believe she is gone. This is my favorite performance from her.

  • @toutouzim007
    @toutouzim007 Před 4 lety +78

    This is just beyond Beauty, one of the only voices that make me cry every time again...

  • @jimdrebitko8519
    @jimdrebitko8519 Před 3 lety +2

    never get tired of this video.........my first introduction to the piece and the artist

  • @rthomas1031
    @rthomas1031 Před 3 lety +5

    This is The Saddest Song. Period, saddest song of all time. I’ve never been able to listen to it without tears...

  • @jhonwask
    @jhonwask Před 3 lety +27

    I always loved her beautiful voice. She was a stunning lady.

  • @luckymortal
    @luckymortal Před 9 lety +92

    This is LITERALLY the most opera thing that has ever happened.

  • @tohokugirl8144
    @tohokugirl8144 Před 2 lety +7

    Jessye is one of the best ever. She can ennunciate so that listeners actually can understand the lyrics. And that voice. Magnificent!

  • @dianadesaiflutestudio7958

    This is the first time I am hearing Miss Norman. I have heard many other great opera singers, but truly her voice is the most beautiful of all! It is like an arrow that shoots right into your heart and awakens your soul. Such a piercing, almost painfully beautiful voice!

  • @shesingsbroadway7717
    @shesingsbroadway7717 Před 7 lety +153

    My heart broke with every note. So heart-wrenchingly beautiful.

    • @bmbutler2
      @bmbutler2 Před 6 lety +1

      SheSingsBroadway me too. At the end I cried especially knowing the context of this beautiful aria in Purcell’s opera

  • @chaneljenkins6495
    @chaneljenkins6495 Před 4 lety +4

    I remember having to practice this song during personal training in college. I watched this video and was like “my director wants me to sing like that?! Yeah how about I make a another sustainable planet 🌎 with unicorns 🦄 and flowing rivers of chocolate 🍫” Tremendous control and emotion and amazing sound. Amazing example of just how far the Lord will use the gift God places in us.

  • @tenorschofield
    @tenorschofield Před 14 lety +40

    Her voice is a velvet rounded gift to all of us!!!.By hearing to her, you can understand appogio,voice position, emision, projection,etc. She is one of my all time voice favorites.
    What can I say?, I am a Jessye Norman fan. Bravooooo!!!!!!!!

  • @hyweldda56
    @hyweldda56 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Absolutely wonderful. What a voice! Moved to tears

  • @stephanieking4444
    @stephanieking4444 Před 3 lety +4

    I discovered opera listening to Jessye Norman. She made me love a musical genre that I was finding difficult to appreciate. May she rest in peace, among those great artists who have shaped my youth and are now gone.

  • @dancaes813
    @dancaes813 Před 4 lety +1

    I heard her several times at Carnegie Hall. What a treasure! Another great one leaves us....so sad.

  • @irenemak1302
    @irenemak1302 Před 3 lety +3

    Jessey Norman one of the greatest voices of the opera, this performance is exquisite. Unforgettable.

  • @crybabyland
    @crybabyland Před 4 lety +78

    She passed today. So, so sad. Rest well, Queen.

  • @hwh1946
    @hwh1946 Před 3 lety +3

    Great singing. Purcell's music-300+- years old. Brought to life in our time by this great artist. great music great singer

  • @theonlycontessa8771
    @theonlycontessa8771 Před 2 lety +7

    Just missed her anniversary. RIP you incredible human.

  • @artsylovelylady
    @artsylovelylady Před 4 lety +21

    This is a huge loss for opera. We will of course remember you, Jessye Norman! RIP

  • @edbenedict6643
    @edbenedict6643 Před 4 lety +45

    I'm sadden by our loss: Time will mute our grief: Her legacy will raise us to consummate joy.

  • @philippacarroll9714
    @philippacarroll9714 Před 2 lety +22

    This has haunted me since I heard it for the first time a few weeks ago. It's so, so beautiful and moving, it brings tears to my eyes.

  • @danielleaurora9828
    @danielleaurora9828 Před 4 lety +3

    Hauntingly Divine. I am honored to walk the same hollowed grounds you once treaded upon at Howard University. Our world is now filled with an unfathomable
    silence. First Monserrat , now you... beloved Jessye😢

  • @dlfields8429
    @dlfields8429 Před rokem +4

    Beautiful 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Bravo Bravo Madame Jessye Norman

  • @jswilliams-waldron7602
    @jswilliams-waldron7602 Před 2 lety +3

    A voice like hers is once in a century. I so miss and live the richness of her pipes and her delivery

  • @helenamcginty4920
    @helenamcginty4920 Před rokem +2

    She reminds me of those beautiful Benin Bronzes slowly being returned to their rightful home in Nigeria.
    So beautiful. So poised. And her voice!

  • @carbtripper
    @carbtripper Před rokem +6

    The music is so moving. And the kaleidoscope background… the circling panorama… I’ve watched this video a dozen times today.
    Thanks for creating such a beautiful classic!

  • @Sam-Pereira
    @Sam-Pereira Před rokem +3

    I don't care how you feel about this piece, or Purcell's music in general, but this is MAGIC. She put so much into this.

  • @LoZandCoDfan
    @LoZandCoDfan Před 4 lety +17

    She gives me chills, she puts so much emotion into her performances.

  • @romokepearl7843
    @romokepearl7843 Před rokem +7

    I don’t even like opera but this had me crying all through 🥹

  • @bunnybgood411
    @bunnybgood411 Před 4 lety +18

    What a splendid voice.
    Rest In Peace, Jessye Norman.

  • @jennifermatoske5259
    @jennifermatoske5259 Před 9 lety +10

    The most moving aria ever!!! Brings tears to my eyes every single time I hear her silken voice!

  • @thethikboy
    @thethikboy Před 9 lety +136

    'Remember me' splits the very earth in two like my heart.

    • @KarenDBrame
      @KarenDBrame Před 6 lety +6

      thethikboy Your sentiment is GORGEOUSLY stated!!!!
      💜💜💜👑💜💜💜

    • @francoisbessing
      @francoisbessing Před 5 lety +1

      Oh my goodness... Your words

  • @franzwallner4281
    @franzwallner4281 Před 4 lety +3

    Makes me cry ..... she is so wonderful, what a great gift she was to humanity. Be well, wherever you are... and thank you for all the beautiful singing you gave us .... LOVE FOREVER !

  • @damian.r.
    @damian.r. Před rokem +6

    This piece is the ultimate power of music! Nothing exists beyond it! Nothing!

    • @leerhode1021
      @leerhode1021 Před rokem

      I’m loving your effusive praise of her.

  • @beautifulmax
    @beautifulmax Před 8 lety +6

    WOW! I hadn't heard Jessye Norman sing When I Am Laid In Earth before this very moment - blow my mind! Her voice is strong - amazing!

  • @rafaelcortes8971
    @rafaelcortes8971 Před 4 lety +8

    How could we forget a goddess? This is so painfully beautiful it is impossible to describe. One of the great divas of all times. RIP.

  • @dr.frankschneider8486
    @dr.frankschneider8486 Před 3 lety +6

    Jessye Norman will now make the angels in heaven cry with her enchanting voice.
    The angels will then understand what she has given the people on earth with her voice.
    Unforgettable, the queen of the opera!
    Rest in Peace ......

  • @andrekuratomi3880
    @andrekuratomi3880 Před 3 lety +8

    Sounds majestic. A farewell of a real queen. Huge interpretation.

  • @killab5505
    @killab5505 Před 4 lety +8

    This was this song that pulled me to her. It was her presence that took me over. What an amazing talent. We love her.

  • @lmach029
    @lmach029 Před 4 lety +79

    One of the greatest opera singers of all time. My goddess has gone to sleep. Rest in peace

  • @jennyobrien4185
    @jennyobrien4185 Před 4 lety +15

    A beautiful and. unforgettable voice. Rest In Peace Ms Norman.

  • @nyingjesounds5930
    @nyingjesounds5930 Před 4 lety +1

    Amazing Aria, Voice, Women and Soul.
    Thanks Jessye Norman.

  • @sdubon7800
    @sdubon7800 Před 4 lety +3

    This is what a true diva looks and sounds like. We are fortunate to have these records of her performances.

  • @IvanGreindl
    @IvanGreindl Před 8 lety +9

    *Admirable...* Jamais je n'ai entendu une telle émotion chez Didon. Quelle maîtrise !

    • @dunrob36
      @dunrob36 Před 7 lety +1

      Absolument. A faire pleurer.

  • @user-xi4dj4nb2u
    @user-xi4dj4nb2u Před 2 měsíci +1

    This brilliant interpretation by lady Jessye Norman moved me and I couldn't help myself.

  • @culturevulture2011
    @culturevulture2011 Před 4 lety +1

    She is not gone! She will always be with us. Her legacy will never die. Even in 100 years people will listen to these recordings and marvel!

  • @DeeleeDubeMusic
    @DeeleeDubeMusic Před 4 lety +49

    Immortal... we will surely remember you dear Jessye. Rest in heavenly peace now

  • @Jonathanos0
    @Jonathanos0 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Amazing performance

  • @mmills5951
    @mmills5951 Před 4 lety +2

    Queen, you will never be forgotten!

  • @queengogo007
    @queengogo007 Před 4 lety +1

    I was listening to the jazz and classical station in my area yesterday and they played a piece that Ms. Norman sang. Unfortunately I didn’t catch the name of the piece, which was absolutely heartwarming, but the name Jessye Norman sounded familiar so I googled it and WOW. The pieces I have been listening to have tears running down my face. WOW. I was sadden to learn that she was no longer with us but so glad I heard that piece because now I get to hear more and more of that amazing voice. RIP Ms. Norman and thank you.

  • @radawson1018
    @radawson1018 Před rokem +3

    Between this, and her masterfully soulful rendering of “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” - tears flow out of me unabated. She touches every trigger point that needs an emotional release. Augusta’s angel of sound!

  • @gardenermd
    @gardenermd Před 4 lety +48

    "Remember me" Yes, I will ... gratefully.