Jessye Norman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

32

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-09-15

Day of death

2019-09-30 (74 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Beckmann

    Beckmann

  • Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Boulevard Bio

    Boulevard Bio

  • Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

    Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

  • The Magic of Spirituals

    The Magic of Spirituals

  • The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

    The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

  • Ozawa

    Ozawa

  • Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen

    Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen

  • Toni Morrison Remembers

    Toni Morrison Remembers

  • Spirituals in Concert

    Spirituals in Concert

  • Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)

    Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)

  • Berlioz: Les Troyens

    Berlioz: Les Troyens

  • Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

    Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

  • Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

  • Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral

    Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral

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

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

  • Karajan's Magic and Myth

    Karajan's Magic and Myth

  • Die Walküre

    Die Walküre

  • Oedipus Rex

    Oedipus Rex

  • Mitterrand, président culturel

    Mitterrand, président culturel

  • Symphony for the Spire

    Symphony for the Spire

  • Verdi: Requiem

    Verdi: Requiem

  • Dialogues des Carmélites

    Dialogues des Carmélites

  • Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

  • Jessye Norman - Singer

    Jessye Norman - Singer

  • Jessye Norman at Notre Dame

    Jessye Norman at Notre Dame