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.
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Movies (22)
The Magic of Spirituals
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Mitterrand, président culturel
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Toni Morrison Remembers
as Self
2015
Karajan's Magic and Myth
as Self
2014
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
as Self - Lead Singer
2002
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
as Self
2002
Oedipus Rex
as Jocasta
1993
Symphony for the Spire
1992
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
as Self
1991
Spirituals in Concert
as Herself
1990
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
as Herself
1990
Die Walküre
as Sieglinde
1990
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
1990
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
as Judith/The Woman
1989
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
as Herself
1988
Ariadne auf Naxos
as Ariadne / Primadonna
1988
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
1988
Dialogues des Carmélites
1987
Jessye Norman - Singer
as Herself
1987
Ozawa
as Self
1985
Berlioz: Les Troyens
as Cassandre
1983
Verdi: Requiem
as Self - Mezzo-soprano
1982
TV Shows (9)
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
as Self
2004
Beckmann
as Self
1999
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
1995
Boulevard Bio
as Self
1991
Le monde est à vous
as Self
1987
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
Great Performances
as Jocasta
1971