Jessye Norman

Personal Info

Birthday

September 15, 1945

Day of Death

2019-09-30

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

Jessye Mae Norman

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.

Known For

Great Performances

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Oedipus Rex

Ariadne auf Naxos

Berlioz: Les Troyens

Die Walküre

Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)

Filmography

2023
The Magic of Spirituals
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Mitterrand, président culturel
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Toni Morrison Remembers
as Self
2014
Karajan's Magic and Myth
as Self
2002
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
as Self - Lead Singer
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
as Self
1993
Oedipus Rex
as Jocasta
1991
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
as Self
1990
Spirituals in Concert
as Herself
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
as Herself
Die Walküre
as Sieglinde
1989
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
as Judith/The Woman
1988
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
as Herself
Ariadne auf Naxos
as Ariadne / Primadonna
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
1987
Jessye Norman - Singer
as Herself
1983
Berlioz: Les Troyens
as Cassandre
1982
Verdi: Requiem
as Self - Mezzo-soprano