I was profoundly blessed to have discovered Miss. Jessye Norman listening to my radio back in my late teenage years. She was such a beautiful gift that got loaned to us! Our loss, was heavens gain. My God! Whenever I hear her magnificent voice I believe this is what heaven must be like.
*She's marvelous. My only regret is that I've only come to learn and love her after her passing. Ms Norman, wherever you are, know that your music and artistry are still touching souls to this day. Thank you for your most priceless gift.*
*She's marvelous. My only regret is that I've only come to learn and love her after her passing. Ms Norman, wherever you are, know that your music and artistry are still touching souls to this day. Thank you for your most priceless gift.*
I had the extreme honor and privilege of meeting Ms Norman when I sang with the St Patricks Cathedral Choir Christmas Eve in the early 80s....she was the most sweetest and gracious person I had ever met in a long time. ❤
I can't stop crying . Thank you Jessye for giving me so much beauty and love . You are a true Goddes . From The Netherlands I bless you with all my heart R.I.P. Jessye Norman
Wish I knew about her earlier what a wonderful voice and and a legend as left the this earthly world gone the heavenly kingdom may you rest in the arms sweet deliverance. Dieu beinse.
This is one of the most Hymns in all the the world how God use John Newton to change the lives of so many from hating to loving and the message of Christ Jesus is penetrating to the listener 😢
She isn’t over singing, no one slight of “showing off” vocal abilities, nor doing a thousand runs to sound good. She sings what it needs to be sung and does it beautifully.
Ms. Norman's version was my favorite in opera. She exposed me to opera early on. Diana Ross is my favorite version of Amazing Grace for non-opera. Yes, if you listen to Diana's version, you will see that both ladies own soul, but both painstakingly follow the music. That is excellent control, which a lot of those over-singing artists do not have.
classanddignity I concur! As far as opera goes, I’m not too well-versed but I have a soft spot for Leontyne Price and Pavarotti, & ofcourse lady Norman. The only singers with clarity as close to theirs imho was Whitney, Luther, Donny, and Brandy( I just find her tone so impeccable). Who do you admire in non-operatic music ?
My daughter has been called "A Baby Jessye Norman". She just agreed to let me set up a Jessye Norman tribute around Ms. Norman's birthday in September '22. I'm soooo happy. 🥰🥰🥰🥰.
Dear Jessye Norman, It was 10 years ago when I saw you live in the Philharmonie in Cologne. It was the biggest music experience of my life! Being able to hear your voice and experience you was a gift to humanity. Rest in peace.
I am russian and i have heard this amazing lady many years ago when she was in Moscow, it was not a concert,it was a dress rehearsal shown to the public in our Moscow conservatory,she sang Wagner,one of the most complicated opera music to the public ear. At first our public accepted her quite calm,because at the beginning of 2000 Jessye was not as well known as Pavarotti ,Domingo, because they were no advertising of her performances on tv ,their were no youtube as well. So at first the public and me as well reacted quietly,but then something magical happened ,we understood that we hear an angel, i sat far away from the stage,but i saw her turban, i saw her face and her gown and i felt that she filled all the space around her,her voice was the most beautiful,soft and deep that i have ever heard. Her figure and posture was as she was a Greek goddess. so by the middle of her performance people burst into applause, i was near to cry and at the end it was a huge ovation. today i heared that she was gone, Jessi you should know that people all over the world loved and adored you ,russians loved you ,you brought happiness to our lives with your great talent,the world will never forget you.
I was on the Champs-Élysées in Paris for France’s bicentennial celebration in July 1989. I wasn’t alone: There were around one million people there - including Jessye Norman. There was also a group of 10-12 young Germans on my left; and another of 10-12 young Britons on my right. When Jessye Norman started singing La Marseillaise (the french national anthem), the young Germans and Brits sang along with all of us. I was in awe of Norman’s amazing voice - and of the fact that those young “foreigners” next to me actually knew the words to my country’s anthem! I have no doubt that when they learned that Jessye Norman had passed away, those million people from 30 years ago - including those 20-24 young people now in their fifties - all thought of that night and that voice ... And what a memorable, beautiful night it was! And what an unforgettable, beautiful voice it was!
Seems almost everyone associated with Sidney Poitier has become a favorite person to me. He is an amazing man, a good man, a man. That said, I've only been a serious Opera for about three years. I've always known who Maria Callas was and figured she was all the Opera I would ever need after hearing her sing so I never delved any farther into it. I'm older now and have become consumed with the need for more. It has become the music I listen to every day. I'll be checking out this lady for sure. Should have done it sooner, she is fantastic!
She here sang a tribute to Sidney Portier. And now both are gone and we hear it as a hymn to their passing. But that voice will last in recordings for decades, if not centuries. So she leaves a noble legacy both in her bearing and her magnificent voice.
The first time I saw/heard this incredible beauty was in my teens. One of the three channels my small Mississippi town was able to receive was PBS. Her performance with Kathleen Battle is LEGENDARY💕
Thank you Madame Jessye Norman as a role model for young singers to pursue their vocation. At this time of writing this comment, I am reading your memoir "Stand Up Straight and Sing!" To God be the Glory 🙏🏼
If only my wife had grown her hair, borrowed my purple dress, sold her 80s rock CDs, and took singing lessons... hmmm. Jessie Norman is divine. She is the guardian angel of France and America.🇫🇷🇺🇸
The world of opera has lost another great one..lord give us the grace to sing ur praise here on earth.. when a president cries know it has hit the rock, RIP JN
Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost But now I'm found Was blind, but now I see 'Twas grace that taught My heart to fear And grace my Fears relieved How precious did That grace appear The hour I first believed Through many dangers Toils and snares We have already come 'Twas grace hath brought Us safe thus far And grace will lead us home When we've been there Ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun…
On June 11th 1988,Jessye Norman sang this in Wembley Stadium (on the outskirts of London)in front of 72,000 rock fans.To celebrate the 70th Birthday of Nelson Mandela.As they were rock fans,singing Amazing Grace might be seen as a challenge,but by the last verse nearly everyone was singing with her.And so to a little anecdote.The sound engineer for the concert asked Jessye what microphone she used/wanted,she said "I don't need a microphone,I sing straight" he look amazed,shrugged his shoulders and walked away (thinking,she will come running for a mike soon).Of course she didn't. Her voice carried right across the stadium, to the very back reaches,unaccompanied with NO mike.LOL
Her performance at Wembley that night was truly amazing, and opera singers typically do not use mics, it's true. However, she did use a mic that night. There's video of the performance with her singing right into the mic. Doesn't take away from the amazing performance though.
One of the opera greats has passed into our cultural history. Her giant tracks will not be easily filled any time soon - if ever. RIP our glorious diva.
Jessey hatte und hat noch immer, jezt bei GOTT UNSEREM VATER, ein wunderschönes Lob auf IHN voller ehrlicher Inbrunst gesungen . Ich habe eine dicke Gänsehaut wenn ich sie höre und die Tränen wollen nicht aufhören zu fliessen , weil sie mein Herz , Seele und Geist mit ihrer Liebe zu tiefst berührt . Die LIEBE ist das, was ich in meinem Leben gelebt habe und bis zu meinem letzten Atemzug leben werde , für ALLE Menschen auf der Welt und jegliche Kreatur . Nur die allumfassende LIEBE , die uns von GOTT gegeben und in unser Herz gepflanzt wurde , damìt wir sie weitergehen, wird uns retten und erfüllen . Vergesst nicht die Armen, Unterdrückten, Kranken, Hungrigen und Einsamen und Obdachlosen, denn sie brauchten unser Mitgefühl und unsere Hilfe. Wir sind alle eins und GOTTES KINDER , die ER bedingungslos liebt . In JESU NAMEN, AMEN. 🙏🙏🙏
Jessie Norman,I’ve loved you for so long,I can’t believe you’ve left us..you were an true individual there’ll never be your like again..thank you for everything that you sang and recorded,we are all so blessed to have known you ♥️🙏🙏🙏
Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed. Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come This grace that brought me safe thus far And grace will lead me home. When we've been here ten thousand years Bright, shining as the sun We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we first begun. Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind but now I see.
I'm still crying over the DEATH of Jessye Norman and now Diane Carol. It was refreshing to see Sidney Poiter in the audience. Rest in Peace Jessye Norman and Diane Carol.
wow, I just popped on here today to listen to the amazing Jessye Norman, sing to my favourite actor Sidney Poitier and then I say James Earl Jones, another favourite, and gone today. RIP Good Sir 🌹
Nous n'oublierons jamais lorsqu'elle a chanté la marseillaise à Paris vêtu du drapeau français. Je l'admirait tellement. Qu'elle repose en paix. MERCI de la part de la France.♥️♥️♥️😢😢😢🇲🇫
Epic performance of a treasured classic spiritual!❤🙂 RIP to Legendary Sidney Poitier and iconic Jessye Norman! Thank you for sharing your amazing gifts!👏👏👑👑🎼🎤📽🎬💐💐🙏🙏
It's so sad that these videos get released after she dies. Why not allow people to have access to these treasures while she is alive? It is so nice that young people could learn more about legends like her while she is alive.
This is so, so moving. It isn't just her magnificent voice; it's her presence. She seems truly touched by a Higher Power--what a rare human being she was. So wonderful that she lives on through recordings...and videos like this... :)
Jessye Norman, ta voix est immortelle La beauté et la force ont signé un parfait accord dans ta voix: Une voix tout à fait inspirée, Une voix qui nous a permis de marcher sur notre propre voie. " YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE" RIP
@@shirleytallon3204 Yes, Jessey was friends with Elton John and she sang with him but not only.. also with other artists in modern music Sting, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen etc. Happy new year.
I miss Ms. Jessye Norman so much. What a powerful gift in a wonderful being! She brought joy and inspired hope that sprung from love within. Thank you, from the depths of my heart.❤️
Não tem como não se emocionar e ovacionar uma voz abençoada por Deus! Que voz linda, que mulher linda e elegante! Hoje ela canta ao lado dos anjos de Deus... 😢❤😚
Incredible !!!.....Beginning With Mr. Poitier , and Then to President Clinton , One Would Be Very Hard Pressed to Find A Dry Eye In The Place !!! One of the Most Stirring Renderings of This Immortal Hymn , That I Have Ever Heard !!! .....
I intentionally bought a vinyl with this song the other day and I listened to it today, then I saw those sad news on TV an hour later and her singing this song...
What a magnificent, elegant, pure, opulent rendition of " Amazing Grace" done by Ms. Jessye Norman. Her mezz- soprano voice took me to the heavenly realms. What a moving rendition!
Sidney Poitier's expressions and Her delivery can make a grown man weep🙌🏿
And with me, it did.
Watching, Listening today...Émotion is gigantic..i love her so much. I am so happy she sang for a hero ❤
Am watching this at work for the first time - trying to conceal the tears.
@@KatherineKimber-yz8rk let them tears fall
That performance was sublime. One for the ages ❤
I was profoundly blessed to have discovered Miss. Jessye Norman listening to my radio back in my late teenage years. She was such a beautiful gift that got loaned to us! Our loss, was heavens gain. My God! Whenever I hear her magnificent voice I believe this is what heaven must be like.
She had the dignity of an empress and the voice of an archangel
What a perfect description
That is the most beautiful description of a singer I have ever heard... And SO worthy of the late great Jessye Norman.
*She's marvelous. My only regret is that I've only come to learn and love her after her passing. Ms Norman, wherever you are, know that your music and artistry are still touching souls to this day. Thank you for your most priceless gift.*
Couldn't say it better!
😊😊😅😊😅😊
*She's marvelous. My only regret is that I've only come to learn and love her after her passing. Ms Norman, wherever you are, know that your music and artistry are still touching souls to this day. Thank you for your most priceless gift.*
If you haven't yet, listen to her recording of Strauss' 'Four Last Songs."
She had a voice that could make you believe in God... she will definitely be missed
Ho eyes , God she was BEAUTIFUL and HUGE HER VOICE AND GENIUS
Didn't know she died.
So true.
This was to honor Sidney… but you just can’t help but think that you just witnessed a masterpiece unfold.
this womens power to move was undeniable, now she sings with the angels
an andy ...God bless Jessy🌹🌹🌹😇😇😇
This woman’s
Amen
yes, I never hear this Prayer before better …….R.I.P. WOW, WOW, WOW
This lady's.
She's now in Heaven gloryfing to God with all the angels. Amen.
My dad's favorite Opera Singer doing a tribute with one his favorite songs to one of his favorite actors. Miss you Dad!
😢❤
I had the extreme honor and privilege of meeting Ms Norman when I sang with the St Patricks Cathedral Choir Christmas Eve in the early 80s....she was the most sweetest and gracious person I had ever met in a long time. ❤
She never forgot where we were born and raised. "Augusta Georgia!" Rest in heaven Beautiful gifted soul!
Truegospelman
Yes. I’m from Atlanta, but no one does class like Augusta. Love you Ms Norman. Rest in God’s love and peace.
Lucy Laney High School has an auditorium named after her in Augusta, GA.
Yep! This Aikenite was lucky to sit next to her on a flight from ATL to AGS.
I sang with the Augusta Choral Society for her in 1996... quite the experience
I can't stop crying . Thank you Jessye for giving me so much beauty and love . You are a true Goddes . From The Netherlands I bless you with all my heart R.I.P. Jessye Norman
Wish I knew about her earlier what a wonderful voice and and a legend as left the this earthly world gone the heavenly kingdom may you rest in the arms sweet deliverance. Dieu beinse.
Peter Rombouts May she bless us w her eternal heart. R.I.P.
I join you Peter, from Australia with the same sentiments
A voice like hers comes around once in a lifetime..she will be missed.
Charlie t’iras pas au paradis
Charlie t’iras pas au paradis
Encore charlie t’iras pas au paradls
Je veux entendre Charlie t’l'as pas au paradis Bécaud Gilbert version 1970
Mrs. Norman was the opera singer who could sing without an orchestra, a choral. For me, she was the greatest.
I found those last few seconds where she sang a cappella spine chilling. She put so much meaning into every word, she was a true story teller.
Me too. And she is soooo beautiful as she sings and than Billys face is so incredibly disturbing...
Good bye mother, sister, goodbye Jessye, travel well.
Good bye mother was she a mother?
She's the definition of a Diva in the best sense possible. When they make a movie about Ms.Norman they should give Angela Bassett a call.
there's a movie called "Diva'
Ha ! Hell no. Angela Basset is sassy. But she has as much class and artistry as a voodoo witch...
Jessye Norman was not in Diva. This was Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, another American soprano.
@@laurentgomes3703 Angela Bassett has class. Have you ever heard her speak besides in her roles?
Maybe Viola Davis
How Sidney Poitier held it together I will never know because I would have lost it.
This is one of the most Hymns in all the the world how God use John Newton to change the lives of so many from hating to loving and the message of Christ Jesus is penetrating to the listener 😢
Miss you. Rest in peace forever. From a mere mortal soul.
A voice that could make grown men weep! Now passed this week and making the Saints weep in heaven.
You can see it in Mr Poitier's eyes so touched. Former Pres Bill Clinton too...Rest easy Ms Norman operatic songstress.
Tributes don't get any more spellbinding than this. Brava the great Ms Norman.
Sometimes the voice of God reaches the earth directly, this was such a moment
Very much indeed. Beautiful description.
She isn’t over singing, no one slight of “showing off” vocal abilities, nor doing a thousand runs to sound good. She sings what it needs to be sung and does it beautifully.
sammylaztv correct ! I believe folks have lost the importance of tone.
Ms. Norman's version was my favorite in opera. She exposed me to opera early on. Diana Ross is my favorite version of Amazing Grace for non-opera. Yes, if you listen to Diana's version, you will see that both ladies own soul, but both painstakingly follow the music. That is excellent control, which a lot of those over-singing artists do not have.
@@MelaninKingg Correct! Clarity of voice is foremost and almost non-existent.
classanddignity I concur! As far as opera goes, I’m not too well-versed but I have a soft spot for Leontyne Price and Pavarotti, & ofcourse lady Norman. The only singers with clarity as close to theirs imho was Whitney, Luther, Donny, and Brandy( I just find her tone so impeccable). Who do you admire in non-operatic music ?
🔥🔥🔥💯
My daughter has been called "A Baby Jessye Norman". She just agreed to let me set up a Jessye Norman tribute around Ms. Norman's birthday in September '22. I'm soooo happy. 🥰🥰🥰🥰.
Dear Jessye Norman,
It was 10 years ago when I saw you live in the Philharmonie in Cologne. It was the biggest music experience of my life!
Being able to hear your voice and experience you was a gift to humanity. Rest in peace.
I am russian and i have heard this amazing lady many years ago when she was in Moscow, it was not a concert,it was a dress rehearsal shown to the public in our Moscow conservatory,she sang Wagner,one of the most complicated opera music to the public ear.
At first our public accepted her quite calm,because at the beginning of 2000 Jessye was not as well known as Pavarotti ,Domingo, because they were no advertising of her performances on tv ,their were no youtube as well. So at first the public and me as well reacted quietly,but then something magical happened ,we understood that we hear an angel, i sat far away from the stage,but i saw her turban, i saw her face and her gown and i felt that she filled all the space around her,her voice was the most beautiful,soft and deep that i have ever heard. Her figure and posture was as she was a Greek goddess.
so by the middle of her performance people burst into applause, i was near to cry and at the end it was a huge ovation.
today i heared that she was gone, Jessi you should know that people all over the world loved and adored you ,russians loved you ,you brought happiness to our lives with your great talent,the world will never forget you.
I love you forever Madame Jessye Norman!
Her voice is so beautiful, she made me, Sidney Poitier and Bill Clinton cry! Rest in peace, Miss Norman.
Rest in peace Jessye Norman, I'm happy to have become familiar with your enormous talent
It was Grace that gave to her such an amazing gift for song! We can all that God for her!
I was on the Champs-Élysées in Paris for France’s bicentennial celebration in July 1989.
I wasn’t alone: There were around one million people there - including Jessye Norman.
There was also a group of 10-12 young Germans on my left; and another of 10-12 young Britons on my right.
When Jessye Norman started singing La Marseillaise (the french national anthem), the young Germans and Brits sang along with all of us.
I was in awe of Norman’s amazing voice - and of the fact that those young “foreigners” next to me actually knew the words to my country’s anthem!
I have no doubt that when they learned that Jessye Norman had passed away, those million people from 30 years ago - including those 20-24 young people now in their fifties - all thought of that night and that voice ...
And what a memorable, beautiful night it was!
And what an unforgettable, beautiful voice it was!
Girl, You have blown me away! I cannot believe that beautiful voice that you have not exposed to us....I will be home again soon!!! WOW, that voice!
IT IS IN THESE HOURS THAT I THANK GOD FOR MY EARS MORE THAN MY SPEECH.
MAY THE LOVE OF GOD REIGN ALSO IN THOSE WHO DON'T HEAR OR SPEAK, BUT LOVE GOD
When Jessye Norman sings, especially these gospel melodies, I think people feel this great blessing enveloping their souls.
Seems almost everyone associated with Sidney Poitier has become a favorite person to me. He is an amazing man, a good man, a man. That said, I've only been a serious Opera for about three years. I've always known who Maria Callas was and figured she was all the Opera I would ever need after hearing her sing so I never delved any farther into it. I'm older now and have become consumed with the need for more. It has become the music I listen to every day. I'll be checking out this lady for sure. Should have done it sooner, she is fantastic!
MY GOD I WISH I'D KNOWN OF HER SOONER. THIS IS ART, THIS IS LOVE, THIS IS AMERICA!
There's always different segments on TH-cam.
Is that why she was discovered in Germany? Ignorant, narrow-minded, blinkered idiot.
Awesome
No, THIS is what we as humans all over the World should be!
@@elnabekker4369 Opera singers ?
She here sang a tribute to Sidney Portier. And now both are gone and we hear it as a hymn to their passing. But that voice will last in recordings for decades, if not centuries. So she leaves a noble legacy both in her bearing and her magnificent voice.
She was a woman from another dimension may her next life be filled with peace and harmony. She inspired me to go out there and sing.
Jessye Norman was a God's voice.
She is giving the angels singing lessons now.
i come back to this video so frequently and for just a few minutes i truly feel so comforted by the thought of religion again. her voice just ascends
She would wring tears out of stones, and melt rocks with that powerful voice.
The first time I saw/heard this incredible beauty was in my teens. One of the three channels my small Mississippi town was able to receive was PBS. Her performance with Kathleen Battle is LEGENDARY💕
Yes, goddesses of music and heavenly music - we are remembering this concert: th-cam.com/video/jl90ujfO1vw/w-d-xo.html - unforgettable!
Me too. I loved it
Our PBS station just rebroadcasted that too, two days ago. WOW! Just wow!
If you haven't made someone cry by singing this song, you haven't sung at all.
RIP Maestra Norman!
Thank you Madame Jessye Norman as a role model for young singers to pursue their vocation. At this time of writing this comment, I am reading your memoir "Stand Up Straight and Sing!" To God be the Glory 🙏🏼
If only my wife had grown her hair, borrowed my purple dress, sold her 80s rock CDs, and took singing lessons... hmmm.
Jessie Norman is divine. She is the guardian angel of France and America.🇫🇷🇺🇸
Rest In Peace to both 🌹
The world of opera has lost another great one..lord give us the grace to sing ur praise here on earth.. when a president cries know it has hit the rock, RIP JN
As Shakespeare wrote: If you have tears, prepare to shed them now..
oh yes, Mark Anthony's funeral speech
I could not believe my ears. What an amazing and beautiful voice she had. She’s singing with the angels now
That smile of hers, omg…Such a big and honest smile.
How I adore this woman !!! She died at 74, much too young. And now of course we have lost the great Sydney Poitier.
God bless this woman. She's in His choir now. Heaven's music just got a little more angelic.
She's teaching the angels how to sing better! :-)
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see
'Twas grace that taught
My heart to fear
And grace my Fears relieved
How precious did
That grace appear
The hour I first believed
Through many dangers
Toils and snares
We have already come
'Twas grace hath brought
Us safe thus far
And grace will lead us home
When we've been there
Ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun…
On June 11th 1988,Jessye Norman sang this in Wembley Stadium (on the outskirts of London)in front of 72,000 rock fans.To celebrate the 70th Birthday of Nelson Mandela.As they were rock fans,singing Amazing Grace might be seen as a challenge,but by the last verse nearly everyone was singing with her.And so to a little anecdote.The sound engineer for the concert asked Jessye what microphone she used/wanted,she said "I don't need a microphone,I sing straight" he look amazed,shrugged his shoulders and walked away (thinking,she will come running for a mike soon).Of course she didn't. Her voice carried right across the stadium, to the very back reaches,unaccompanied with NO mike.LOL
Her performance at Wembley that night was truly amazing, and opera singers typically do not use mics, it's true. However, she did use a mic that night. There's video of the performance with her singing right into the mic. Doesn't take away from the amazing performance though.
Wow! What a gift the Lord gave us in Jessye! I am sure Heaven is sounding sweeter now!
One of the opera greats has passed into our cultural history. Her giant tracks will not be easily filled any time soon - if ever. RIP our glorious diva.
Jessey hatte und hat noch immer, jezt bei GOTT UNSEREM VATER, ein wunderschönes Lob auf IHN voller ehrlicher Inbrunst gesungen .
Ich habe eine dicke Gänsehaut wenn ich sie höre und die Tränen wollen nicht aufhören zu fliessen , weil sie mein Herz , Seele und Geist mit ihrer Liebe zu tiefst berührt .
Die LIEBE ist das, was ich in meinem Leben gelebt habe und bis zu meinem letzten Atemzug leben werde , für ALLE Menschen auf der Welt und jegliche Kreatur .
Nur die allumfassende LIEBE , die uns von GOTT gegeben und in unser Herz gepflanzt wurde , damìt wir sie weitergehen, wird uns retten und erfüllen .
Vergesst nicht die Armen, Unterdrückten, Kranken, Hungrigen und Einsamen und Obdachlosen, denn sie brauchten unser Mitgefühl und unsere Hilfe. Wir sind alle eins und GOTTES KINDER , die ER bedingungslos liebt .
In JESU NAMEN, AMEN. 🙏🙏🙏
Very moving. RIP Ms Norman & Mr Poitier.
Beautiful, a musical giant paying tribute to an acting giant.
Jessye had a bearing of grace, humility, elegance and calm, as did Sidney/
The most beutiful voice singing that song And her personality is just so warm and giving .
Jessie Norman,I’ve loved you for so long,I can’t believe you’ve left us..you were an true individual there’ll never be your like again..thank you for everything that you sang and recorded,we are all so blessed to have known you ♥️🙏🙏🙏
Breathtakenly honest and gorgeous and I am now weeping. God Thank you for letting us witness this great human being.
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come
This grace that brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home.
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright, shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first begun.
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind but now I see.
I'm not crying. Sidney Poitier is crying!
Fare thee well Jessye Norman, the Universe is waiting.
A true Songbird of the highest order who brought the Kings of the Earth to tears.
I'm still crying over the DEATH of Jessye Norman and now Diane Carol.
It was refreshing to see Sidney Poiter in the audience.
Rest in Peace Jessye Norman and Diane Carol.
give a rapturous singer an amazing song... and this is what happens. Rest well, Ms. Norman. YOU will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
wow, I just popped on here today to listen to the amazing Jessye Norman, sing to my favourite actor Sidney Poitier and then I say James Earl Jones, another favourite, and gone today. RIP Good Sir 🌹
Jessye Norman - a most wonderful American singer of profound brilliance
Nous n'oublierons jamais lorsqu'elle a chanté la marseillaise à Paris vêtu du drapeau français. Je l'admirait tellement. Qu'elle repose en paix. MERCI de la part de la France.♥️♥️♥️😢😢😢🇲🇫
Opera isn't really my thing but she had an incredible voice.
Rest in peace, Ms. Norman.
Ummm, it;s "Amazing Grace," not an operatic aria.
@@saintexupery8406 very good, you are correct. My point was I really didn't follow her career, but I could still appreciate her voice.
HerselfInDC Well, you should be happy, as this sure isn’t opera. But she did have an operatic voice, ‘‘tis true.
MY OB: We are adults here, I think your remark is derogatory, we all understand what HerselfinDC intended. No comment necessary.
This is what a role model for our young ladies looks like. Her voice is from God,she will be greatly missed. Thank you for sharing her with us.
Epic performance of a treasured classic spiritual!❤🙂 RIP to Legendary Sidney Poitier and iconic Jessye Norman! Thank you for sharing your amazing gifts!👏👏👑👑🎼🎤📽🎬💐💐🙏🙏
It's so sad that these videos get released after she dies. Why not allow people to have access to these treasures while she is alive? It is so nice that young people could learn more about legends like her while she is alive.
Lots of her recordings and videos were available while she was alive. I bought them.
May you and Mr. Portier sing together now in the heavenly choir. Rest in peace ❤️
One of the most gifted voices in the world, powerful rendition R.I.P Jessye Norman 🙏
This is so, so moving. It isn't just her magnificent voice; it's her presence. She seems truly touched by a Higher Power--what a rare human being she was. So wonderful that she lives on through recordings...and videos like this... :)
Beautiful. Simply beautiful
Superlativa , atemporal
the singing & Sidney Poitier's responsive expression! Thank you for sharing.
Jessye Norman, ta voix est immortelle
La beauté et la force ont signé un parfait accord dans ta voix:
Une voix tout à fait inspirée,
Une voix qui nous a permis de marcher sur notre propre voie.
" YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE"
RIP
Absolutely beautiful!! Her voice and presentation- magnificent!! Thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🌹
She was an incredible singer! Totally awesome!
The ending of this version of "Amazing Grace" made me tremble and cry.
Rip Jessey
Elton john
@@shirleytallon3204 Yes, Jessey was friends with Elton John and she sang with him but not only.. also with other artists in modern music Sting, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen etc.
Happy new year.
The critics of John Newton must acknowledge that he at least wrote this. It is beautifully sung here!
I miss Ms. Jessye Norman so much. What a powerful gift in a wonderful being! She brought joy and inspired hope that sprung from love within. Thank you, from the depths of my heart.❤️
I have watched this video countless times & it always takes me away to a special place!
I just see a goddes on the stage giving us divine grace from God through her privileged voice.
That is a moment in musical history that will not soon be forgotten. What a blessing!
Não tem como não se emocionar e ovacionar uma voz abençoada por Deus! Que voz linda, que mulher linda e elegante! Hoje ela canta ao lado dos anjos de Deus... 😢❤😚
The range that Jessye had was amazing. Not matter what part of her voice she used, her strength and power were unchanged.
I've got goosebumps all over my body.... Rest in peace
Obviously, it must be from Heaven!!! Purely powerful. Tears, and RIP...
Incredible !!!.....Beginning With Mr. Poitier , and Then to President Clinton , One Would Be Very Hard Pressed to Find A Dry Eye In The Place !!! One of the Most Stirring Renderings of This Immortal Hymn , That I Have Ever Heard !!! .....
I intentionally bought a vinyl with this song the other day and I listened to it today, then I saw those sad news on TV an hour later and her singing this song...
Stupenda grande interprete grazie per averci dato tante emozioni
What a magnificent, elegant, pure, opulent rendition of " Amazing Grace" done by Ms. Jessye Norman. Her mezz- soprano voice took me to the heavenly realms. What a moving rendition!
Merci Jessye que Dieu t'accompagne et te bénisse. Merci...
That was the hardest fight of Mr. Poitiers life. He lost..., Tears won. ❤
Rest Well, Legends both.
Just unique! This is pure marvel of life!