Vocal range
Jessye Norman
Soprano · Opera · Classical · Gospel · USA · prominent since 1969
Cited range
E3 — C6
Octaves
2.7
Semitones
32
Voice type
Soprano
What is Jessye Norman’s vocal range?
Jessye Norman's vocal range is commonly cited as E3 to C6 — about 2.7 octaves, or 32 semitones, and is usually classified as soprano.
Broad, dark-hued dramatic soprano with contralto-like lows and unusually even breath control. That cited span is wider than 48% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Dich, teure Halle
Reading the numbers
- 9 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 32 semitones.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 24 semitones up there against 8 below.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 257th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 51st highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Jessye Norman
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on E3
39 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on C6
55 other voices here reach the same ceiling.