Jessye Norman

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.

Cast

The Magic of Spirituals

Self (archive footage)

Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

Unknown

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

Self - Lead Singer

Die Walküre

Sieglinde

Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral

Herself

Berlioz: Les Troyens

Cassandre

Oedipus Rex

Jocasta

Ariadne auf Naxos

Ariadne / Primadonna

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

Self

Verdi: Requiem

Self - Mezzo-soprano

Spirituals in Concert

Herself

Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

Herself

Jessye Norman - Singer

Herself

Jessye Norman at Notre Dame

Self

Karajan's Magic and Myth

Self

Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen

Self

Dialogues des Carmélites

Unknown

Ozawa

Self

Toni Morrison Remembers

Self

Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)

Judith/The Woman

Mitterrand, président culturel

Self (archive footage)

Symphony for the Spire

Unknown