
Jessye Norman
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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
Credits

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)
as Self

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988)
as Self

Ozawa (1985)
as Self

Symphony for the Spire (1992)
Actor

Berlioz: Les Troyens (1983)
as Cassandre
Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad (1990)
as Self - Soprano

Mitterrand, président culturel (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

Toni Morrison Remembers (2015)
as Self

Jessye Norman - Singer (1987)
as Herself

Oedipus Rex (1993)
as Jocasta

Verdi: Requiem (1982)
as Self - Mezzo-soprano

Die Walküre (1990)
as Sieglinde
Karajan's Magic and Myth (2014)
as Self

Dialogues des Carmélites (1987)
Actor

Jessye Norman at Notre Dame (1991)
as Self

The Magic of Spirituals (2023)
as Self (archive footage)

Ariadne auf Naxos (1988)
as Ariadne / Primadonna
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen (2002)
as Self
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen (1990)
as Herself

Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey) (2002)
as Self - Lead Singer

Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral (1988)
as Herself

Spirituals in Concert (1990)
as Herself

Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met) (1989)
as Judith/The Woman
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall (1990)
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