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    Appreciation: Why Jessye Norman was more than a great voice. Much more

    by Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times Oct 02, 2019 6 minutes

    Shortly after 9/11, Jessye Norman was scheduled to sing Schubert's solemn song cycle "Die Winterreisse" (Winter's Journey) staged by Robert Wilson in Paris. She called the director first thing in the morning and said she had been crying all night, overcome with emotion about the terrorist attacks, and she couldn't possibly perform that night.

    "But Jessye," Wilson told her, "that's why you have to sing. We need to hear your voice."

    She did sing. And sure enough, during a sad song, she started to cry, Wilson recounted on the phone Tuesday from Dusseldorf, Germany, where he is rehearsing. "Tears ran down her face, and she stopped and just stood. Not singing, not moving, just standing.

    "I don't know anyone who could have done that. What she was feeling was so deep in just standing there that it moved the entire audience to tears," Wilson continued, his voice breaking. "For 10 minutes! For 10 minutes!

    "Her silence could be even more moving

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