Classical Music Non-Fiction

Opera, orchestral works, and oratorios...this list delves deep into them.

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created by doublestop23

last updated January, 2026

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'Singing like Germans' sounds really interesting! It just so happens that my favorite opera singer is Jessye Norman, and what made me fall in love with her was how beautifully she sang, above all else, operas in German, so that one instantly caught my eye!

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I LOVE Jessye Norman!!! ❀

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Hahaha neat! Do you have any favorite performances by her? I personally don't know if I can choose, but I found her rendition of Richard Strauss's 'Beim Schlafengehen' (link attached) by accident last year, and I was instantly in love!

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This entire special on PBS is some of my very, very favorite of her work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzF0W1sv26w&list=PLrzW-meLMiT5SyfMENBhJaDoc9XxMmk-4

But from the playlist, this rendition of Deep River is amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPslJMheiPU

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That was such a beautiful listen. I saw Norman and Battle, and I was instantly sold. That's a match made in heaven! I got emotional listening to 'Over My Head' and 'Deep River', the last one specially because she has already passed it herself 😭 you're right, it was incredible. Thank you for this link!

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You are so welcome!

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