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
Series
Great Performances
Jocasta
1971
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
Beckmann
Self
1999
Series
Le monde est à vous
Self
1987
Series
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
Series
Le Grand Échiquier
Self - Main Guest
1972
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
1995
Series
Boulevard Bio
Self
1991
Series
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self
2004
Film
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
1988
Film
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Self
1988
Film
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Cassandre
1983
Film
Symphony for the Spire
1992
Film
Oedipus Rex
Jocasta
1993
Film
Die Walküre
Sieglinde
1990
Film
Toni Morrison Remembers
Self
2015
Film
Ozawa
Self
1985
Film
Verdi: Requiem
Self - Mezzo-soprano
1982
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
1990
Karajan's Magic and Myth
Self
2014
Film
Mitterrand, président culturel
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
Self - Lead Singer
2002
Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen
Self
2002
Film
Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne / Primadonna
1988
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Herself
1990
Film
Jessye Norman - Singer
Herself
1987
Film
Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
Self
1991
Film
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
Herself
1988
Film
Dialogues des Carmélites
1987
Film
The Magic of Spirituals
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Judith/The Woman
1989
Film
Spirituals in Concert
Herself
1990