Jessye Norman
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
The Magic of Spirituals
2023
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
1990
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
2002
Die Walküre
1990
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
1988
Berlioz: Les Troyens
1983
Oedipus Rex
1993
Ariadne auf Naxos
1988
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
Verdi: Requiem
1982
Spirituals in Concert
1990
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
1990
Jessye Norman - Singer
1987
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
1991
Karajan's Magic and Myth
2014
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
2002
Dialogues des Carmélites
1987
Ozawa
1985
Toni Morrison Remembers
2015
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
1989
Mitterrand, président culturel
2021
Symphony for the Spire
1992
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004
Champs-Elysées
1982
Beckmann
1999
Le monde est à vous
1987
Great Performances
1971
Boulevard Bio
1991