Jessye Norman
Known for: Acting
Born: September 14, 1945 in Augusta, Georgia, USA - Died: September 29, 2019
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
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The Magic of Spirituals
Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
Self - Lead Singer
Die Walküre
Sieglinde
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
Herself
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Cassandre
Oedipus Rex
Jocasta
Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne / Primadonna
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Self
Verdi: Requiem
Self - Mezzo-soprano
Spirituals in Concert
Herself
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Herself
Jessye Norman - Singer
Herself
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
Self
Karajan's Magic and Myth
Self
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
Self
Dialogues des Carmélites
Ozawa
Self
Toni Morrison Remembers
Self
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Judith/The Woman
Mitterrand, président culturel
Self (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)