Jessye Norman
Born: 1945-09-15
• Augusta, Georgia, USA
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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
The Magic of Spirituals
Mitterrand, président culturel
Toni Morrison Remembers
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Karajan's Magic and Myth
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
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Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
Oedipus Rex
Symphony for the Spire
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
Spirituals in Concert
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Die Walküre
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Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
Ariadne auf Naxos
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Dialogues des Carmélites
Jessye Norman - Singer
Ozawa
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Verdi: Requiem