Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 15, 1945
Died
Sep 30, 2019
Place of Birth
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Credits
36 titles
Jessye Norman
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
Filmography
The Magic of Spirituals
Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand, président culturel
Self (archive footage)
Toni Morrison Remembers
Self
Karajan's Magic and Myth
Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
Self - Lead Singer
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
Self
Aida's Brothers & Sisters
Self
Beckmann
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
Oedipus Rex
Jocasta
Symphony for the Spire
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
Self
Boulevard Bio
Self
Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad
Self - Soprano
Spirituals in Concert
Herself
Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace
Self
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Herself
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
Die Walküre
Sieglinde
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Judith/The Woman
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
Herself
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera
Ariadne / Primadonna
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Self
Le monde est à vous
Self
Dialogues des Carmélites
Jessye Norman - Singer
Herself
Ozawa
Self
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Cassandre
Verdi: Requiem
Self - Mezzo-soprano
Champs-Elysées
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The South Bank Show
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Great Performances
Jocasta