
Person
Jessye Norman
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 15, 1945
- Died
- Sep 30, 2019
- From
- Augusta, Georgia, USA
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

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Champs-Elysées

Die Walküre

The Kennedy Center Honors

Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)

The South Bank Show

Beckmann

Le Grand Échiquier

Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera

Ozawa

Symphony for the Spire

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Boulevard Bio

Berlioz: Les Troyens

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
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