Jessye Norman archive
Watch Whatever Happened To The Classical Christmas Album?
December 25, 2012 – The flow of classical Christmas albums has slowed, triggering a longing for past recordings.
Watch How Slow Can You Go?
August 20, 2012 – It's good to take it easy during these dog days of summer. But how slow is too slow?
Watch You Are What You Hear: What Your Favorite Music Says About You
August 9, 2012 – More than ever, music matters to us — a lot. But why do we like what we like?
Read Talk Like An Opera Geek: Popping Opera's Bloated Bubble
March 8, 2012 – The excesses of the early 18th century take a decisive hit from a reformer.
Watch A Song That Says Fall: Richard Strauss' 'September'
September 22, 2011 – Some music can trigger a sense of fall. Watch Jessye Norman sing one of Strauss' autumnal treasures.
Watch What Music Helps Tell Your Memorial Day Stories?
May 29, 2011 – War stories are tough, but music can help. Tell us which pieces get you through Memorial Day.
Listen The Saddest Music In The World: 6 Tunes To Make You Teary-Eyed
September 27, 2010 – What's the saddest music you know? Hear the finest of the forlorn and the best of the bereaved.
Watch Jessye Norman: A Voice To Make You Tremble
September 15, 2010 – On her 65th birthday, hear the singer's voice soar in heavenly music by Richard Strauss.
Listen Jessye Norman: Back To Her 'Roots'
June 29, 2010 – Hear the celebrated soprano talk about her first new solo record in more than 10 years.
Listen The Autumnal Glow Of Strauss' Four Last Songs
September 22, 2009 – Hear the extraordinary opulence soprano Jessye Norman brings to Strauss' final songs.
Listen 'Ask Your Mama': A Music And Poetry Premiere
March 16, 2009 – Opera's Jessye Norman and hip-hop artists perform a multimedia work set to Langston Hughes' poetry.
Listen The Self-Help Guide To Wagner
May 29, 2008 – The controversial composer's innovative music inspired composers, authors, directors, and dictators.
Listen Opera Diva Norman Brings the Arts Back to Schools
September 26, 2006 – Singer Jessye Norman talks about the importance of arts for schoolchildren.