Actor
Jessye Norman
81 years · Augusta, Georgia, USA · 21 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 21
The Magic of Spirituals
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand, président culturel
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Toni Morrison Remembers
2015 · Self
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
2002 · Self - Lead Singer
Aida's Brothers & Sisters
2000 · Self
Oedipus Rex
1993 · Jocasta
Symphony for the Spire
1992 · Actor
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
1991 · Self
Spirituals in Concert
1990 · Herself
Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace
1990 · Self
Die Walküre
1989 · Sieglinde
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
1989 · Judith/The Woman
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
1988 · Herself
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 · Self
Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera
1988 · Ariadne / Primadonna
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988 · Self
Dialogues des Carmélites
1987 · Actor
Jessye Norman - Singer
1987 · Herself
Ozawa
1985 · Self
Berlioz: Les Troyens
1983 · Cassandre
Verdi: Requiem
1982 · Self - Mezzo-soprano