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.
Self (archive footage)
The Magic of Spirituals
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
Self - Lead Singer
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
Sieglinde
Die Walküre
Herself
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
Cassandre
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Jocasta
Oedipus Rex
Ariadne / Primadonna
Ariadne auf Naxos
Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Self - Mezzo-soprano
Verdi: Requiem
Herself
Spirituals in Concert
Herself
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Herself
Jessye Norman - Singer
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Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
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Karajan's Magic and Myth
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Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
Dialogues des Carmélites
Ozawa
Self
Toni Morrison Remembers
Judith/The Woman
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand, président culturel
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
21
Gender
Female
Birthday
1945-09-15
Place of Birth
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
Jessye Mae Norman