Acting
Jessye Norman
Also Known As: Jessye Mae Norman
Birth Date
September 15, 1945
Death Date
September 30, 2019
(passed away at 74)
Place of Birth
Augusta, Georgia, USA
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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.
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Great Performances
Jocasta
1971 • 1 episode
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Champs-Elysées
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1982 • 1 episode
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Beckmann
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1999 • 1 episode
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Le monde est à vous
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1987 • 1 episode
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Le Grand Échiquier
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1972 • 3 episodes
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Boulevard Bio
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1991 • 1 episode
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
1995 • 1 episode
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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1978 • 1 episode
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Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
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2004 • 1 episode
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Ozawa
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1985
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Berlioz: Les Troyens
Cassandre
1983
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Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad
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1990
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Toni Morrison Remembers
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2015
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
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1988
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Symphony for the Spire
1992
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Jessye Norman - Singer
Herself
1987
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Jessye Norman at Notre Dame
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1991
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Dialogues des Carmélites
1987
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Die Walküre
Sieglinde
1990
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Karajan's Magic and Myth
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2014