Jessye Norman
Birthday: 1945-09-15
Deathday: 2019-09-30
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned
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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.
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1993-01-01 | Oedipus Rex | Jocasta |
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1990-02-23 | Die Walküre | Sieglinde |
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1990-01-01 | Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall | |
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1989-03-31 | Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met) | Judith/The Woman |
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1988-01-01 | Ariadne auf Naxos | Ariadne / Primadonna |
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1987-04-04 | Dialogues des Carmélites | |
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1985-01-01 | Ozawa | |
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1983-10-07 | Berlioz: Les Troyens | Cassandre |