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