Person Details

Birthday: 1945-09-15 09:00:14

Death: 2019-09-30 09:00:14

Aliases: Jessye Mae Norman

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Augusta, Georgia, USA

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Movie Involvements: 14

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
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6

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

(1995) Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
The Kennedy Center Honors
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7
Le Grand Échiquier
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8

Le Grand Échiquier

(1972) Self - Main Guest
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
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4
Mitterrand, président culturel
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Mitterrand, président culturel

(2021) Self (archive footage)
Toni Morrison Remembers
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Die Walküre
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8

Die Walküre

(1990) Sieglinde
Ariadne auf Naxos
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Ariadne auf Naxos

(1988) Ariadne / Primadonna

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 N/A
2021 Self (archive footage)
2015 Self
2014 Self
2004 Self
2002 Self - Lead Singer
Self
1999 Self
1995 Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
1993 Jocasta
1990 Herself
Herself
Sieglinde
N/A
1989 Judith/The Woman
1988 Ariadne / Primadonna
Self
1987 N/A
1985 N/A
1983 Cassandre
1982 Mezzo-soprano
Self
1978 Self
1972 Self
Self - Main Guest
1971 Jocasta
Year Character Movie/Tv

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