Jessye Norman
Acting Born: 1945-09-15 Augusta, Georgia, USA
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.
Movies
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
The Magic of Spirituals
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
Ozawa
Toni Morrison Remembers
Ariadne auf Naxos
Spirituals in Concert
Mitterrand, président culturel
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Karajan's Magic and Myth
Symphony for the Spire
Oedipus Rex
Die Walküre
Dialogues des Carmélites
Verdi: Requiem
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
