Jessye Norman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 15, 1945
- Died
- September 30, 2019 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Augusta, Georgia, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessye Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist. A dramatic soprano, Norman was associated in particular with the Wagnerian repertoire, and with the roles of Sieglinde, Ariadne, Alceste, Leonore, and Cassandre. Apart from receiving several honorary doctorates and other awards, she also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal of Arts, and was a member of the British Royal Academy of Music.
Known For
Great Performances
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Die Walküre
The Kennedy Center Honors
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera
Ozawa
Symphony for the Spire
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Berlioz: Les Troyens
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
The Magic of Spirituals
Photos
Filmography
The Magic of Spirituals
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand, président culturel
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Toni Morrison Remembers
Movie · as Self
Karajan's Magic and Myth
Movie · as Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
Movie · as Self - Lead Singer
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
Movie · as Self
Aida's Brothers & Sisters
Movie · as Self
Beckmann
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Thunder Mountain Woman (voice) · 1 ep
Oedipus Rex
Movie · as Jocasta
Symphony for the Spire
Movie
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
Movie · as Self
Boulevard Bio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
Movie
Spirituals in Concert
Movie · as Herself
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Movie · as Herself
Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad
Movie · as Self - Soprano
Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace
Movie · as Self
Die Walküre
Movie · as Sieglinde
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Movie · as Judith/The Woman
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
Movie · as Herself
Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera
Movie · as Ariadne / Primadonna
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Movie · as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Movie · as Self
Jessye Norman - Singer
Movie · as Herself
Dialogues des Carmélites
Movie
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ozawa
Movie · as Self
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Movie · as Cassandre
Verdi: Requiem
Movie · as Self - Mezzo-soprano
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self, Self - Main Guest · 3 eps
Great Performances
TV · as Jocasta · 1 ep