"Herbert von Karajan always rolled out a magic carpet for us, the singers. With him, our musical work took on another dimension."
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Memoirists from the United StatesWomen academics from the United StatesWomen singers from the United StatesOpera singers21st-century African-American women
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Quoted in Hohn Rockwell (1989) "Herbert von Karajan Is Dead; Musical Perfectionist Was 81" in New York Times, July 17, 1989
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Jessye Norman
Jessye Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer.
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