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Jessye Mae Norman was born on September 15, 1945 in Augusta, Georgia to Silas Norman, an insurance salesman, and Janie King-Norman, a school teacher. She was one of five children in a family of amateur musicians; her mother and grandmother were both pianists, her father a singer in a local choir. Norman's mother insisted that she start piano lessons at an early age. Jessye Norman, Jazz Dress, A Night At The Opera, Opera Singer, Vintage Black Glamour, Metropolitan Opera, Opera Singers, African American History, 인물 사진

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"D'ici, je vois la mer immense" L'Africaine (Meyerbeer) "Jessye Mae Norman was born on September 15, 1945 in Augusta, Georgia to Silas...

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Sissieretta Jones was a world-famous soprano who in June 1892 became the first African American to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. Touring internationally in the late 1800s and early 1900s, she sang both classical opera and performed in musical comedies … Read MoreSissieretta Jones (1869-1933)

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Othalie Graham Returns To Charlotte In Opera Carolina's Production Of 'Turandot'

Othalie Graham loves to the tell the story of how, as a teen growing up in Brampton, Ontario, an unlikely meeting with legendary soprano Leontyne Price…

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Jessye Norman was born on September 15, 1945, in Augusta, Georgia. In 1969, she debuted as an opera singer in Tannhaeuser. Her performance resulted in numerous job offers. She went on to tour through the 1970s. By the 1980s her roles in Aïda and Les Troyen had made her oneof the most popular opera singers worldwide. In 1990, Javier Perez de Cuellar named her honorary ambassador to the United Nations. Jessye Norman, Augusta Georgia, Job Offers, Opera Singer, Ageless Beauty, Opera Singers, Trail Blazers, The Opera, Great Women

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Jessye Norman was born on September 15, 1945, in Augusta, Georgia. In 1969, she debuted as an opera singer in Tannhaeuser. Her performance resulted in numerous job offers. She went on to tour through the 1970s. By the 1980s her roles in Aïda and Les Troyen had made her oneof the most popular opera singers worldwide. In 1990, Javier Perez de Cuellar named her honorary ambassador to the United Nations.

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Pretty Yende appears as Countess Adèle and Juan Diego Flórez reprises the title role in “Le Comte Ory” at the Metropolitan Opera.

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