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Desert Island: Jessye Norman

Desert Island: Jessye Norman
Jessye Norman singing "Thy Hand Belinda - When I am Laid in Earth" from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell.

If I were to be stranded on a desert island for 10 years and could take only 5 CDs with me, they would all feature Jessye Norman. Sure, there are many other singers I enjoy listening to, but none more than Jessye Norman.

This is a 1986 recording of a piece probably written in 1688.

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 / Act 3: "Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth" · Jessye Norman · English Chamber Orchestra · Raymond Leppard · Henry Purcell.