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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.
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Filmography
all 29
Movies 22
self 17
TV Shows 7
Voice 1
Self
The Magic of Spirituals (2023)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand, président culturel (2021)
Movie
Self
Toni Morrison Remembers (2015)
Movie
Self
Karajan's Magic and Myth (2014)
Movie
Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (2004)
TV
Self - Lead Singer
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey) (2002)
Movie
Self
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen (2002)
Movie
Self
Beckmann (1999)
TV
Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
TV
Jocasta
Oedipus Rex (1993)
Movie
Soprano
Symphony for the Spire (1992)
Movie
Herself
Spirituals in Concert (1990)
Movie
Carmen
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen (1990)
Movie
Sieglinde
Die Walküre (1990)
Movie
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall (1990)
Movie
Judith/The Woman
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met) (1989)
Movie
Herself
Jessye Norman Christmastide concert at Ely Cathedral (1988)
Movie
Ariadne / Primadonna
Ariadne auf Naxos (1988)
Movie
Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988)
Movie
Dialogues des Carmélites (1987)
Movie
Herself
Jessye Norman - Singer (1987)
Movie
Self
Ozawa (1985)
Movie
Cassandre
Berlioz: Les Troyens (1983)
Movie
Mezzo-soprano
Verdi: Requiem (1982)
Movie
Self
Champs-Elysées (1982)
TV
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
TV
Self / Self - Main Guest
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
TV
Jocasta
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Self
Karsh is History: Photographing Icons
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1945-09-15
Deathday2019-09-30 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceAugusta, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJessye Mae Norman
AwardsCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour, honorary doctor of Brandeis University, honorary doctor of the Northwestern University, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Spingarn Medal, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Wolf Prize in Arts
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