Jessye Norman
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1945-09-15
Day of Death
2019-09-30 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Augusta, Georgia, USA
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
Acting
(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
(2002)
(2002)
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
as Self - Lead Singer
(1993)
Oedipus Rex
as Jocasta
(1991)
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
as Self
(1990)
Die Walküre
as Sieglinde
(1990)
(1990)
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
as Herself
(1990)
Spirituals in Concert
as Herself
(1989)
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
as Judith/The Woman
(1988)
(1988)
Ariadne auf Naxos
as Ariadne / Primadonna
(1988)
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
as Herself
(1987)
(1987)
Jessye Norman - Singer
as Herself
(1985)
(1983)
Berlioz: Les Troyens
as Cassandre
(1982)
Verdi: Requiem
as Self - Mezzo-soprano