Jessye Norman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

31

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

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Boulevard Bio

    Boulevard Bio

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

    Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

  • The Magic of Spirituals

    The Magic of Spirituals

  • Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)

    Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)

  • Spirituals in Concert

    Spirituals in Concert

  • Die Walküre

    Die Walküre

  • Toni Morrison Remembers

    Toni Morrison Remembers

  • Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

  • The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

    The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

  • Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen

    Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen

  • Berlioz: Les Troyens

    Berlioz: Les Troyens

  • Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

    Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

  • Ozawa

    Ozawa

  • Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

  • Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral

    Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral

  • Dialogues des Carmélites

    Dialogues des Carmélites

  • Jessye Norman - Singer

    Jessye Norman - Singer

  • Karajan's Magic and Myth

    Karajan's Magic and Myth

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

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

  • Oedipus Rex

    Oedipus Rex

  • Mitterrand, président culturel

    Mitterrand, président culturel

  • Verdi: Requiem

    Verdi: Requiem

  • Jessye Norman at Notre Dame

    Jessye Norman at Notre Dame