Biography
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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
Cast Credits
The Magic of Spirituals
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2023
Mitterrand, président culturel
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2021
Toni Morrison Remembers
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2015
Karajan's Magic and Myth
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Character: Self
TV • 2004
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
Character: Self - Lead Singer
MOVIE • 2002
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2002
Beckmann
Character: Self
TV • 1999
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character: Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
TV • 1995
Oedipus Rex
Character: Jocasta
MOVIE • 1993
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1991
Boulevard Bio
Character: Self
TV • 1991
Spirituals in Concert
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 1990
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 1990
Die Walküre
Character: Sieglinde
MOVIE • 1990
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
Character:
MOVIE • 1990
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Character: Judith/The Woman
MOVIE • 1989
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 1988
Ariadne auf Naxos
Character: Ariadne / Primadonna
MOVIE • 1988
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1988