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Jessye Norman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1945-09-15

Day of Death

2019-09-30

Place of Birth

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Jessye Norman

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.

Filmography (23)

⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Magic of Spirituals

2023
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Mitterrand, président culturel

2021
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Toni Morrison Remembers

2015
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Karajan's Magic and Myth

2014
⭐ 7.3 Role: Self - Lead Singer

Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)

2002
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Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen

2002
⭐ 0 Role: Jocasta

Oedipus Rex

1993
⭐ 8.5 Role: Unknown

Symphony for the Spire

1992
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Jessye Norman at Notre Dame

1991
⭐ 0 Role: Herself

Spirituals in Concert

1990
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⭐ 7.0 Role: Herself

Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

1990
⭐ 8.1 Role: Sieglinde

Die Walküre

1990
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⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

1990
⭐ 0 Role: Judith/The Woman

Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)

1989
⭐ 0 Role: Herself

Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral

1988