A fantastic voice.
Wow. Not old at 74.
As a child I played in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. There were many highlights but one of the best was a performance of Schoenberg's Gurrelieder at the BBC Proms. Jessye Norman sang the lead soprano role and it was conducted by Pierre Boulez. During the two weeks spent with Boulez rehearsing, I particularly remember the first vocal rehearsal where all the soloists and Boulez rehearsed with a pianist prior to coming to sing with the orchestra. As a treat, some of us were allowed to sit in a listen to them working through the piece. What a treat it was too. She had the most amazing voice and to hear this as a young teenager in a smallish room with other professional singers and Boulez is a memory that is just as vivid for me in my 50th year now as it was in person then. RIP Jessye - what a superstar and thank you for all the amazing musical memories!