"As for my voice, it cannot be categorised……" — Jessye Norman
"As for my voice, it cannot be categorised - and I like it that way, because I sing things that would be considered in the dramatic, mezzo or spinto range."
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32 Quotes by Jessye Norman
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- Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need…
- As for my voice, it cannot be categorized-and I like it that way, because I sing things that would be…
- The very best thing that could happen to a voice, if it shows any promise at all, is when it…
- If you send up a weather vane or put your thumb up in the air every time you want to…
- Pigeon-holes are only comfortable for pigeons.
- I am grateful that my horizons were not narrowed at the outset.
- I was given a stethoscope in a child's 'doctor's bag' at about age six and I loved it! One could…
- A person has the right, and I think the responsibility, to develop all of their talents.
- I have a particular affliction. I am unable to say a word I can't spell.
- I like so many different kinds of music that I've never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range.
- I walk an 11-minute mile without huffing and puffing.
- I want to keep learning, keep exploring, keep doing more.
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