Jessye Norman
Born: 1945-09-15 in Augusta, Georgia, USA
Died: 2019-09-30
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- The Magic of Spirituals as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Mitterrand, président culturel as Self (archive footage)
2015
- Toni Morrison Remembers as Self
2014
- Karajan's Magic and Myth as Self
2004
- Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel as Self
2002
- Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen as Self
- Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey) as Self - Lead Singer
2000
- Aida's Brothers & Sisters as Self
1999
- Beckmann as Self
1995
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
1993
- Oedipus Rex as Jocasta
1991
- Boulevard Bio as Self
- Jessye Norman at Notre Dame as Self
1990
- Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad as Self - Soprano
- Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace as Self
- Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
- Jessye Norman Sings Carmen as Herself
- Spirituals in Concert as Herself
1989
- Die Walküre as Sieglinde
- Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met) as Judith/The Woman
1988
- The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self
- Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera as Ariadne / Primadonna
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
- Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral as Herself
1987
- Le monde est à vous as Self
- Jessye Norman - Singer as Herself
- Dialogues des Carmélites
1985
- Ozawa as Self
1983
- Berlioz: Les Troyens as Cassandre
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
- Verdi: Requiem as Self - Mezzo-soprano
1978
1972
- Le Grand Échiquier as Self
1971
- Great Performances as Jocasta