Jessye 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.
Known For
Great Performances
Champs-Elysées
Beckmann
Le monde est à vous
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Kennedy Center Honors
All Movies (23)
- The Magic of Spirituals2023 · as Self (archive footage)
- Mitterrand, président culturel2021 · as Self (archive footage)
- Toni Morrison Remembers2015 · as Self
- Karajan's Magic and Myth2014 · as Self
- Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)2002 · as Self - Lead Singer
- Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen2002 · as Self
- Oedipus Rex1993 · as Jocasta
- Symphony for the Spire1992
- Jessye Norman at Notre Dame1991 · as Self
- Spirituals in Concert1990 · as Herself
- Jessye Norman Sings Carmen1990 · as Herself
- Die Walküre1990 · as Sieglinde
- Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall1990
- Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)1989 · as Judith/The Woman
- Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral1988 · as Herself
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute1988 · as Self
- Ariadne auf Naxos1988 · as Ariadne / Primadonna
- The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert1988 · as Self
- Dialogues des Carmélites1987
- Jessye Norman - Singer1987 · as Herself
- Ozawa1985 · as Self
- Berlioz: Les Troyens1983 · as Cassandre
- Verdi: Requiem1982 · as Self - Mezzo-soprano
All TV Shows (10)
- Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel2004 · as Self
- Beckmann1999 · as Self
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995 · as Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
- Boulevard Bio1991 · as Self
- Le monde est à vous1987 · as Self
- Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
- The Kennedy Center Honors1978 · as Self
- Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
- Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self - Main Guest
- Great Performances1971 · as Jocasta