Jessye Norman
Acting
Born: 1945-09-15 in 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
Jocasta
Le monde est à vous
Self
Beckmann
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self - Main Guest
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Boulevard Bio
Self
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Cassandre
Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera
Ariadne / Primadonna
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Ozawa
Self
Symphony for the Spire
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Self
Mitterrand, président culturel
Self (archive footage)
Toni Morrison Remembers
Self
Aida's Brothers & Sisters
Self
Die Walküre
Sieglinde
Dialogues des Carmélites
Jessye Norman - Singer
Herself
Verdi: Requiem
Self - Mezzo-soprano
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
Self
Spirituals in Concert
Herself
Oedipus Rex
Jocasta
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
Self - Lead Singer
The Magic of Spirituals
Self (archive footage)
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
Herself
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Judith/The Woman