Jessye Norman
- Acting
- September 15, 1945 · Augusta, Georgia, USA
- September 30, 2019
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
- Mitterrand, président culturel · Self
- 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
- 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
- Spirituals in Concert · Self
- Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace · Self
- Jessye Norman Sings Carmen · Self
- 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 · Self
- 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 · Self
- Ozawa · Self
- Berlioz: Les Troyens · Cassandre
- Verdi: Requiem · Self
- Champs-Elysées · Self
- The Kennedy Center Honors · Self
- The South Bank Show
- Le Grand Échiquier · Self
- Great Performances · Jocasta