Acting
Jessye Norman
EN, FR, DE, LA cinema · 26 credits
Born
15 September 1945
Died
30 September 2019 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Also known as Jessye Mae Norman
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
The Magic of Spirituals
as Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand, président culturel
as Self (archive footage)
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
as Self - Lead Singer
Oedipus Rex
as Jocasta
Spirituals in Concert
as Herself
Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad
1990
Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad
as Self - Soprano
Die Walküre
as Sieglinde
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
as Judith/The Woman
Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera
as Ariadne / Primadonna
Jessye Norman - Singer
as Herself
Ozawa
as Self
Berlioz: Les Troyens
as Cassandre
Verdi: Requiem
as Self - Mezzo-soprano