In the week leading up to the Glenn Gould Prize gala honouring opera superstar Jessye Norman, COC General Director Alexander Neef sat down for an extended interview with the opera legend as part of TIFF’s In Conversation With… series.

Watch the discussion below, as the five-time Grammy Award-winner, humanitarian, and civil rights activist looks back over her illustrious career, shares some professional advice (“Use your diaphragm!”), and reasserts the importance of the arts to building stronger, more resilient communities. 

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