Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 15, 1945
Place of Birth:
Augusta, Georgia, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Magic of Spirituals | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Mitterrand, président culturel | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Toni Morrison Remembers | Self |
| 2014 | Karajan's Magic and Myth | Self |
| 2002 | Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey) | Self - Lead Singer |
| 2002 | Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen | Self |
| 1993 | Oedipus Rex | Jocasta |
| 1991 | Jessye Norman at Notre Dame | Self |
| 1990 | Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall | |
| 1990 | Die Walküre | Sieglinde |
| 1990 | Spirituals in Concert | Herself |
| 1990 | Jessye Norman Sings Carmen | Herself |
| 1989 | Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met) | Judith/The Woman |
| 1988 | Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral | Herself |
| 1988 | Ariadne auf Naxos | Ariadne / Primadonna |
| 1988 | The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert | Self |
| 1987 | Jessye Norman - Singer | Herself |
| 1987 | Dialogues des Carmélites | |
| 1985 | Ozawa | |
| 1983 | Berlioz: Les Troyens | Cassandre |
| 1982 | Verdi: Requiem | Self - Mezzo-soprano |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel | Self |
| 1999 | Beckmann | Self |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Thunder Mountain Woman (voice) |
| 1987 | Le monde est à vous | Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées | Self |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self - Main Guest |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Jocasta |