Kathleen's tone is the most beautiful I've heard of any Opera singer. It retains it's natural beauty even when climbing the scales. Sure, you'll find more powerful singers than Battle but none comes close to that tone. It's like a glass of sweet tea on a hot summers day.
thats because she's a light-lyric soprano (or soprano-leggero) and not a full lyric like Renee Fleming nor a dramatic soprano like Jessye Norman. Other light-lyric sopranos include Gundula Janowitz, Barbara Bonney, etc. Each voice type has a suitable role in opera.
Jessye Norman is truly a gift , no one can complement her voice but Katheleen Battle who also Remains supreme those two Ladie"s can make you leap out your seat!!!!, it dose'nt get any Better than these two ANGEL's !!
Just let me stay right here on this floor. Somebody go get the prayer sheet to cover me up. Im fine. Don't touch me! Just amazing, these ladies just bless me so much on this one!
Did anyone spot the great Marianne Anderson in the audience - the first black African American to sing at the Met and a leading human rights figure in the USA!
Alistair Jones She was also the first African American to sing inside a place refused her in 1939, Constitution Hall, on March 14, 1953, as part of an American University concert series, and sang there for pay for the first time to an integrated audience.
Rest In Peace beautiful goddess of music. Artists live for art and to give us the pleasure of music... may you be singing in heaven for all eternity dearest prima Donna.
Wow..that was breathtaking!! What voices..stunning..that high note kathryn sings put chills up my back. I cam home one nite in 1990 I was living in southern Florida, turned on PBS and this spiritual concert had just started and I was amazed right from the first song..you must listen to the whol concert it will bring you to tears..such raw emotion and unparalleled talent
Oh my, this performance is forever exponentially unshakable and my favorite! The two 🕊️🐦 songbirds are like a singing earthquake welcoming the "ALMIGHTY." The extraordinary "GRACE" of your voices unequivocally presents a feeling that the mountaintop 🏞️ is so ever peaceful! Jessye's🌹, spirit is all around us, R.I.P. 🤲 Debbie💖
I had the pleasure attending the dress rehearsal of the spirituals concert and it was amazing! The talent on that stage was breathtaking. Jessye Norman was one of those truly great singers that comes along once in a lifetime. She was also one of the most gracious individuals I have ever met. May her radiance live forever through her music.
Just discovering this now. Exquisite - classic. And to sing it for Marian Anderson. WOW. Beyond simply being beautiful. This is the stuff of legends. Brava.
Marian Anderson really wasn't an opera singer. She was a recitalist who included operatic arias in her repertoire, but due to racism didn't take the opera stage until she was nearly 60 years of age and past her vocal prime.
@@direfranchement Ok technically Marian wasn't classified as an OPERA SINGER..but she did perform operatic tunes..who are you ..you are picking at in important facts..she was a civil rights activist and was denied the right to sing inside the White House by the RACISTS DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION..FLOTUS Eleanor Roosevelt had everything needed for Miss Anderson to sing outside..AND GRAND LADY ELEANOR turned down her membership with the American Daughters of the Revolution..Everything AINT in the history book..something's certain folks want kept unknowledgable..I learned alot of history from the people who lived it..My GRANDPARENTS❤❤❤
@@madghee Marian Anderson was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall by the DAR, not The White House, hence leading to Eleanor Roosevelt resigning as a member and the then Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes inviting Anderson to sing at The Lincoln Memorial. Also---while Marian Anderson was indeed black and broke barriers through her work which was as a recitalist, it would not be accurate to label her a "civil rights activist", certainly not in 1939, and certainly not in the same vein as a Paul Robeson (who was her contemporary) or Mary McLeod Bethune. At that time, most of her career had been spent in Europe since again, racism limited the space allotted for her as a black classical singer in the U.S. Facts are not your enemy. Embrace them.
I love listening to Jessye Norman! I got to meet her when I was in college. As a voice major myself, we were able to go to one of her concerts and meet her after. She was as beautiful person as a singer. She did this song as an encore and had all of us in her hands!
A great ending to a great concert. The combination of unique talents - Battle, Norman , Levine. So wonderful to see Marian Anderson in the box. She was not the first professional african american opera singer as some have suggested here, that was Roland Hayes who was Marian's mentor. However she was the first to sing at the Metropolitan opera . opening the door for singers like Norman , Battle, Verrett and Price. She made a unique contribution.
In addition I want to comment on how perfectly their voices blended. My two absolute favorite classical vocalists. I wonder if Ms. Battle performed at the funeral service for Ms. Norman. Her music liveson. What a marvelous legacy!
Un dúo para la historia. Battle es pura delicadeza y parece un pajarito del bosque. Y Norman es todo un volcán de voz con la elegancia y carisma de toda una artista inmensa. Brava a las dos divas.
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Two of the finest sopranos of their time. Simply exquisite.
N. H.
Jessie sounds more like a controlto. She makes one sensational noise when she moves her lips!
@@dalredmond5879 she was definitely a dramatic soprano
Simply exquisite indeed!
@@dalredmond5879 She is NOT
@@landoblu
My Darling
Of this I am well aware.
Listen to her lower register
Price also had a spectacular range.
I've watched this concert hundreds of times and never get sick of it. Not only are Ms. Battle and Ms. Norman exquisite, but the chorus is wonderful.
The contrast of their voices works so beautifully!!
Kathleen sounds like the birds on a spring morning.
+dralin williams that's really nice :)
Beautifully said.
She sure does lovely comment Jessey is just pure Power Love them Both
@@musicandme1982 Pure power. Jesse is my favorite next to Ms. Marian Anderson.
Godspeed, Ms. Norman. You were a force of nature.
A TRUE Force indeed!
RIP SISTER QUEEN JESSYE NORMAN, MY FAVORITE CLASSICAL SINGER. LOVE THIS RENDITION WITH LEVINE, BATTLE, AND NORMAN..
A goddess has ascended to her eternal home. Farewell, Jessye. You were a legend in every sense.
Kathleen's tone is the most beautiful I've heard of any Opera singer. It retains it's natural beauty even when climbing the scales. Sure, you'll find more powerful singers than Battle but none comes close to that tone. It's like a glass of sweet tea on a hot summers day.
MrStyle23
A glass of Cabernet in front of a roaring fire in Winnipeg in January!!
MrStyle23 oh my my beautiful analogy!
These finest voices are turning us into poets. Truly inspiring.
thats because she's a light-lyric soprano (or soprano-leggero) and not a full lyric like Renee Fleming nor a dramatic soprano like Jessye Norman. Other light-lyric sopranos include Gundula Janowitz, Barbara Bonney, etc. Each voice type has a suitable role in opera.
@@ajaymanoharan5496 Jessye is not a real dramatic. She's a lyrical singer singing dramatic rep.
Jessye Norman is truly a gift , no one can complement her voice but Katheleen Battle who also Remains supreme those two Ladie"s can make you leap out your seat!!!!, it dose'nt get any Better than these two ANGEL's !!
George Banks
How do you feel about Miss Leontyne Price?????
Dal Redmond The BEST of all!
None better, except Ms. Marion Anderson.
Nothing could truer...perfect foils for one another!
@@dalredmond5879
Love her voice..
Kathleen Battle's notes are like shimmering jewels!
Jesse Norman is an Opera treasure. Her voice is truly divine A pleasure to hear her sing and talk.❤🕊
Just let me stay right here on this floor. Somebody go get the prayer sheet to cover me up. Im fine. Don't touch me! Just amazing, these ladies just bless me so much on this one!
Did anyone spot the great Marianne Anderson in the audience - the first black African American to sing at the Met and a leading human rights figure in the USA!
Alistair Jones She was also the first African American to sing inside a place refused her in 1939, Constitution Hall, on March 14, 1953, as part of an American University concert series, and sang there for pay for the first time to an integrated audience.
OMG, that is so moving...I love these great women trail-blazers :)
If you listen to the whole concert -kathleen dedicates a song to the “Great Ms Marian Anderson”
yes @3:22
*Marian
Kathleen's bowed head at the end, in a gesture of humility, gets me everytime.
Rest In Peace beautiful goddess of music. Artists live for art and to give us the pleasure of music... may you be singing in heaven for all eternity dearest prima Donna.
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Utter perfection. Goodbye Jessye, and thank you for the gift of your grand voice.
PURE MAGIC SIMPLY SAID GOLDEN VOICES OF ANGELS..U ARE LOVED AND MISSED GREATLY MRS JESSYE NORMAN💓👼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌾🎼🎶🎵🎹
You feel God's love when you hear these women sing. Bravo!!!
Wow! Great never gets old...
All honor and glory to the Lord for this very beautiful praise song to Him!!!
Their voices are both so beautiful and different but Ms Norman!!!!! ❤ jeez
Jeeeeeeez indeed!
Wow..that was breathtaking!! What voices..stunning..that high note kathryn sings put chills up my back. I cam home one nite in 1990 I was living in southern Florida, turned on PBS and this spiritual concert had just started and I was amazed right from the first song..you must listen to the whol concert it will bring you to tears..such raw emotion and unparalleled talent
Oh my, this performance is forever exponentially unshakable and my favorite! The two 🕊️🐦 songbirds are like a singing earthquake welcoming the "ALMIGHTY." The extraordinary "GRACE" of your voices unequivocally presents a feeling that the mountaintop 🏞️ is so ever peaceful! Jessye's🌹, spirit is all around us, R.I.P. 🤲
Debbie💖
Love you always Jessye! RIP! You will always be in my heart!
I get tears in my eyes everytime I listen to this duet...
Two beautiful gems in concert!
Amazing!
Amazing and beautiful !!!!
OH MY GOD!!! Hallelujah!!!! *wipes away Tears* just breathtakingly Beautiful i am just Speechless
What A Gift from the Heavens Ms. Norman was! Legendary!⭐🙏♥️🌟🌟🌟🌟
Me Shivering
Now that Mrs. Norman passed I can't stop watching her singing over and over again, and keep her voice in my mind....
They work so well together:)
I tear up after watching this everytime...
This is beyond glorious 🤎🤎🤎
Tears running down the cheeks, what can I say.
how flipping phenomenal is this??? This is breathtaking!!!! me
Why are these two amazing women not giving the world there talent's I forgot they already have Amazing
This is beautiful... A Dramatic & Light Soprano... Just beautiful! :-)
Just beautiful indeed!
oh my Godness, music really can make one happy and crying in the same moment. Those voices are just stunning.
Awesome glory!
Beautifully done... Just Beautiful
I can't even express what Jessie Norman meant to me...I'm so sad and yet so happy that some day I will hear her again in heaven.
Exactly how I feel. What a treasure and what a loss for the world.
Someday!
Aún después de 10 años, siguen las lágrimas 😁 honor y Gloria al Rey de Reyes!! El canario y el volcán, que combinación más ingeniosa.
very beautiful....Thanks
SO MUCH POWER!!!!
And to sing such a thing for Marian Anderson. WOW! RIP Jessye Norman. The Queen has gone to the King.
Gorgeous! Tears streaming!
There's only one word to describe this video and that is,
MAGIFICENT! ♥️
I had the pleasure attending the dress rehearsal of the spirituals concert and it was amazing! The talent on that stage was breathtaking. Jessye Norman was one of those truly great singers that comes along once in a lifetime. She was also one of the most gracious individuals I have ever met. May her radiance live forever through her music.
Hallelujah!!! Oh wow, these ladies voices!!!
Two amazing voices! Bravas!
Beautiful! Made me cry 😢
Gives me chills, so beautiful.
Amazing
Just discovering this now. Exquisite - classic. And to sing it for Marian Anderson. WOW. Beyond simply being beautiful. This is the stuff of legends. Brava.
look at the end and see the first QUEEN of black opera MISS MARIAN ANDERSON in the audience
Thank you for pointing this out!! "My Lord, what a morning!" Those three in one hall.
Marian Anderson really wasn't an opera singer. She was a recitalist who included operatic arias in her repertoire, but due to racism didn't take the opera stage until she was nearly 60 years of age and past her vocal prime.
@@direfranchement Ok technically Marian wasn't classified as an OPERA SINGER..but she did perform operatic tunes..who are you ..you are picking at in important facts..she was a civil rights activist and was denied the right to sing inside the White House by the RACISTS DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION..FLOTUS Eleanor Roosevelt had everything needed for Miss Anderson to sing outside..AND GRAND LADY ELEANOR turned down her membership with the American Daughters of the Revolution..Everything AINT in the history book..something's certain folks want kept unknowledgable..I learned alot of history from the people who lived it..My GRANDPARENTS❤❤❤
@@madghee
Marian Anderson was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall by the DAR, not The White House, hence leading to Eleanor Roosevelt resigning as a member and the then Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes inviting Anderson to sing at The Lincoln Memorial. Also---while Marian Anderson was indeed black and broke barriers through her work which was as a recitalist, it would not be accurate to label her a "civil rights activist", certainly not in 1939, and certainly not in the same vein as a Paul Robeson (who was her contemporary) or Mary McLeod Bethune. At that time, most of her career had been spent in Europe since again, racism limited the space allotted for her as a black classical singer in the U.S. Facts are not your enemy. Embrace them.
madghee
OMG! such fantastic, powerful and beautiful voices!
Break every chain, my dear Lord! Praise God!!!
Preach it!! :)
absolutely beautiful! first one singer gives me the chills and then the other singer comes along and gives me another set of chills.
Now that Ms. Norman is gone, what a sense of loneliness....now God is the lucky one to enjoy a private concert from her !
Can’t even watch with a dry eye! So much incredible talent ...... Stunning + Exquisite
Love them
INCREDIBLE TWO LIVING LEGENDS!!!!! AMAZINGLY BREATHTAKING!!!
Heaven touches earth ...what a wonderful song!
Goosebumps ✨✨💝🙏🏼💝✨
Gave me chills!
all at once the sun broke through the clutches of dawn and held time in its place for a glorious moment .
two of my favorite opera singers... love them and this video!
that was beautiful
I keep looking at Norman and thinking "Dont nobody bring me no bad news"!!! LOL... great musicians!
💐🌻🌷🌼🌹⚘BEAUTIFUL!! JESSYE NORMAN🎤AND KATHLEEN BATTLE🎤 AND THE CHOIR AND JAMES LEVINE AND HIS BEAUTIFUL ORCHESTRA BAND🔊🎼🎵🎶🎻🎺🎹🎸🎷📯🥁⚘⚘⚘🌹🌼🌷
Absolutely magnificent!!
Thank you!! ❤️🎼🌈💕
I could sit here all night and listen to this !!!!!
so pleassssssSSSSSSSsant!
Brava to both divas! Love them both!
Absolutely stupendous!
God bless God bless someone to enjoy the wonders of these singing selves and unique vocal boxes! Enjoy enjoy your gifts of listening
AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL :) Thanks for sharing!
Divine. You both make us believe with the beauty of your voices x
it's my favourite version of that spiritual. amazing voices :).
I love listening to Jessye Norman! I got to meet her when I was in college. As a voice major myself, we were able to go to one of her concerts and meet her after. She was as beautiful person as a singer. She did this song as an encore and had all of us in her hands!
Extremely beautiful - God is smiling!
GRANDES ENTRE LAS GRANDES !!
Listening to this in the middle of everything that’s happening right now... so powerful and healing.
Norman, Battle and Levine, what a trio !
Amazing! Breathlessly, desperately, screamingly AMAZING!!!
A great ending to a great concert. The combination of unique talents - Battle, Norman , Levine. So wonderful to see Marian Anderson in the box. She was not the first professional african american opera singer as some have suggested here, that was Roland Hayes who was Marian's mentor. However she was the first to sing at the Metropolitan opera . opening the door for singers like Norman , Battle, Verrett and Price. She made a unique contribution.
Tenortalker doubt Roland was the first. There were others before - just didnt get the press.
Very unique. A TRUE trailblazer indeed!
Superb !
Fantastique !
Immortal performance !
Stupendous! ...and Marian Anderson in the audience!
They sing it like a heavenly prayer. Just thrilling!!!
Now THAT IS SINGING 🎼❣🙌🎶🎼❤ WOWEEE !😃
Beutiful voices.
Thank You so Much for Sharing
My Goodness. This is INCREDIBLE.
In addition I want to comment on how perfectly their voices blended. My two absolute favorite classical vocalists. I wonder if Ms. Battle performed at the funeral service for Ms. Norman. Her music liveson. What a marvelous legacy!
How wonderful!
Un dúo para la historia. Battle es pura delicadeza y parece un pajarito del bosque. Y Norman es todo un volcán de voz con la elegancia y carisma de toda una artista inmensa. Brava a las dos divas.
Bravas...las dos...!!!
Mejor no podías haberlo dicho. !!! Bravissimo!!!
RIP Jessye Norman and Brava!
So glad to find this version again.