One needs more than ambition and talent to make a success of anything, really. There must be love and a vocation.
Jessye NormanI like so many different kinds of music that I've never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range.
Jessye NormanI was given a stethoscope in a child's 'doctor's bag' at about age six and I loved it! One could hear the heart beating through that plastic toy.
Jessye NormanAs for my voice, it cannot be categorized-and I like it that way, because I sing things that would be considered in the dramatic, mezzo or spinto range. I like so many different kinds of music that I've never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range.
Jessye Norman