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Old October 7th, 2019 #1
Nikola Bijeliti
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Default The "Incomparable" Jessye Norman

The Negress opera singer Jessye Norman died last week, and for the past week, my local classical musical station keeps referring to her as "The Incomparable [sic] Jessye Norman." Literally every time they mention her name, it is with the word "Incomparable" in front of it. They must have put out a memo instructing all the on-air hosts always to place the word "Incomparable" in front of her name. They are acting as if the word "Incomparable" were a part of her name, like the Venerable Bede or the Amazing Randi.

I personally don't like Jessye Norman's singing voice; it is too dark for my taste. Decades ago, I purchased a collection of the complete Ring Cycle performed by the New York Metropolitan Opera on laser disk. At the time, laser disk was the hottest thing, like eight-track. In the performance of Die Walküre, Jessye Norman sang the part of Sieglinde, making the performance unwatchable, although I was able to watch it live at the Met with a White opera singer performing the part of Sieglinde. I later purchased a complete set of the Bayreuth Ring Cycle with an all-White cast.
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