Jessye Norman
Birthday
1945/09/15
Day of death
2019/09/30 (74 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Also know as
Jessye Mae 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.
Acting
(2023) The Magic of Spirituals
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
as ---
(2002) Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
as Self - Lead Singer
(1990) Die Walküre
as Sieglinde
(1988) Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
as Herself
(1983) Berlioz: Les Troyens
as Cassandre
(1993) Oedipus Rex
as Jocasta
(1988) Ariadne auf Naxos
as Ariadne / Primadonna
(1988) The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
(1982) Verdi: Requiem
as Self - Mezzo-soprano
(1990) Spirituals in Concert
as Herself
(1990) Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
as Herself
(1987) Jessye Norman - Singer
as Herself
(1991) Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
as Self
(2014) Karajan's Magic and Myth
as Self
(2002) Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
as Self
(1987) Dialogues des Carmélites
as ---
(1985) Ozawa
as ---
(2015) Toni Morrison Remembers
as Self
(1989) Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
as Judith/The Woman
(2021) Mitterrand, président culturel
as Self (archive footage)
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest
(2004) Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self
(1999) Beckmann
as Self
(1987) Le monde est à vous
as Self
(1971) Great Performances
as Jocasta