Jessye Norman
Born
September 15, 1945
Died
September 30, 2019 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Augusta, Georgia, USA
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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
The Magic of Spirituals
Self (archive footage)
2023
Mitterrand, président culturel
Self (archive footage)
2021
Toni Morrison Remembers
Self
2015
Karajan's Magic and Myth
Self
2014
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
Self - Lead Singer
2002
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
Self
2002
Beckmann
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Thunder Mountain Woman (voice) · (1 episode)
1995
Oedipus Rex
Jocasta
1993
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
Self
1991
Boulevard Bio
Self · (1 episode)
1991
Spirituals in Concert
Herself
1990
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Herself
1990
Die Walküre
Sieglinde
1990
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
1990
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Judith/The Woman
1989
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
Herself
1988
Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne / Primadonna
1988
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Self
1988
Le monde est à vous
Self · (1 episode)
1987
Dialogues des Carmélites
1987
Jessye Norman - Singer
Herself
1987
Ozawa
1985
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Cassandre
1983
Verdi: Requiem
Self - Mezzo-soprano
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
1982
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (3 episodes)
1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Self - Main Guest · (1 episode)
1972
Great Performances
Jocasta · (1 episode)
1971