Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1945-09-15
Deathday
2019-09-30
Place of Birth
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Jessye Norman
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.
Known For
Great Performances
as Jocasta
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
Die Walküre
as Sieglinde
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)
as Self - Lead Singer
Champs-Elysées
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
