Jessye Norman
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
as Self
Karajan's Magic and Myth
2014
as Self
Ozawa
1985
as Self
Mitterrand, président culturel
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Symphony for the Spire
1992
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
1990
Oedipus Rex
1993
as Jocasta
Verdi: Requiem
1982
as Self - Mezzo-soprano
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
2002
as Self
Toni Morrison Remembers
2015
as Self
Die Walküre
1990
as Sieglinde
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
2002
as Self - Lead Singer
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
1990
as Herself
Ariadne auf Naxos
1988
as Ariadne / Primadonna
The Magic of Spirituals
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
1989
as Judith/The Woman
Berlioz: Les Troyens
1983
as Cassandre
Dialogues des Carmélites
1987
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
1991
as Self