“Herbert von Karajan always rolled out a magic carpet for us, the singers. With him, our musical work took on another dimension.”

—  Jessye Norman

Quoted in Hohn Rockwell (1989) " Herbert von Karajan Is Dead; Musical Perfectionist Was 81 http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/17/obituaries/herbert-von-karajan-is-dead-musical-perfectionist-was-81.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm" in New York Times, July 17, 1989

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