Jessye Norman
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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.
Acting
TV
Great Performances
as Jocasta
1971
TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
1995
Movie
Die Walküre
as Sieglinde
1990
TV
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
TV
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
Movie
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
as Self - Lead Singer
2002
TV
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
TV
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest
1972
TV
Beckmann
as Self
1999
Movie
Ozawa
as Self
1985
Movie
Symphony for the Spire
1992
Movie
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
1988
TV
Boulevard Bio
as Self
1991
Movie
Berlioz: Les Troyens
as Cassandre
1983
Movie
Ariadne auf Naxos
as Ariadne / Primadonna
1988
Movie
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
1988
Movie
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
as Herself
1990
TV
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
as Self
2004
Movie
The Magic of Spirituals
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Movie
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
1990
Movie
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral
as Herself
1988
Movie
Oedipus Rex
as Jocasta
1993
Movie
Verdi: Requiem
as Self - Mezzo-soprano
1982
Movie
Spirituals in Concert
as Herself
1990