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"[a performance of] extraordinary intelligence,
taste, and emotional depth..."
-Donald Henahan, New York Times


"If one added up all the things that Jessye Norman does well as a singer,
the total would assuredly exceed that of any other soprano before the public..."
-Bernard Holland, New York Times


Declared Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
by the French government, 1984

France's National Museum of Natural History
named an orchid for her, 1984

Invited to sing the French national anthem ("La Marseillaise")
in Paris during the celebration of the bicentennial
of the French Revolution, 1989

Awarded the Legion d'Honneur by French President Mitterand, 1989

Named Honorary Ambassador to the United Nations
by U.N. Secretary-General Xavier Perez de Cuellar, 1990

Winner of the 1997 Radcliffe Medal,
presented annually by the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association
to honor individuals whose lives and work
have had a significant impact on society