About
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
The Magic of Spirituals2023 · Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand, président culturel2021 · Self (archive footage)
Toni Morrison Remembers2015 · Self
Karajan's Magic and Myth2014 · Self
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)2002 · Self - Lead Singer
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen2002 · Self
Oedipus Rex1993 · Jocasta
Symphony for the Spire1992
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame1991 · Self
Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad1990 · Self - Soprano
Spirituals in Concert1990 · Herself
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen1990 · Herself
Die Walküre1990 · Sieglinde
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall1990
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)1989 · Judith/The Woman
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral1988 · Herself
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute1988 · Self
Ariadne auf Naxos1988 · Ariadne / Primadonna
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert1988 · Self
Dialogues des Carmélites1987