L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The great American opera star Jessye Norman had a voice that commanded the psyche and a mesmerizing presence that could turn silence into meaning. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Norman was an international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor. more info

The Telegraph — Rupert Christiansen takes issue with singer Jessye Norman's score-settling and self-congratulatory memoir more info

The Telegraph — Legendary soprano Jessye Norman talks weight, race and what it really takes to be an opera star more info

Mercury News, California — Superstars in three separate concert will perform lighter than their usual fare more info

Guardian Music — Adam/Kollo/Altmeyer/Nimsgern/Jerusalem/Norman/Dresden Staatskapelle/Janowski(Sony, 14 CDs)Until the proliferation of Rings issued in the last decade or so from live recordings, the market was dominated by a handful of competing sets from the LP era, ... more info

Guardian Music — Singer from Harlem, New York, goes straight to top of UK chart with his debut albumA tenor singer from Harlem, New York, who used to be a receptionist at the city's famous Carnegie Hall, has become the first black singer to top the UK classical album... more info

Guardian Music — Piano accompanist with a luminous tone and a scrupulous regard for phrasingPerhaps destined by his parents' choice of forenames to pursue a musical career, Martin Johannes Sebastian Isepp, who has died aged 81, established himself in Britain after th... more info

Guardian Music — Hungarian bass best known for Duke BluebeardThe Hungarian bass László Polgár, notable for his outstanding interpretation of the saturnine antihero in Bartók's opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle, has died unexpectedly at the age of 63. From the time of... more info

Guardian Music — Farsighted champion of music and theatreHigh-quality work in the performing arts frequently depends on a combination of private enterprise and public support. But the need for a dynamically entrepreneurial approach remains a constant, and that is wh... more info