Norman, Jessye
Biography
Jessye Mae Norman (born September 15, 1945) is an American opera singer and recitalist. A dramatic soprano, Norman is associated in particular with the Wagnerian repertoire, and with the roles of Sieglinde, Ariadne, Alceste, and Leonore. Norman has been inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and is a Spingarn Medalist. Apart from receiving several honorary doctorates and other awards, she has also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal of Arts, and is a member of the British Royal Academy of Music. In 2003, the Rachel Longstreet Foundation and Norman partnered to open the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, a tuition-free performing arts after-school program for economically disadvantaged students in Augusta, Georgia. Norman is actively involved in the program, including fundraisers for its benefit.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
41st season, 236th program, Concerto Winners - Part 3 of 4, 1968-08-03
National Music Camp, Concerto Winners, University Orchestra, 1968, Wagner, Brahms, gem, Jessye Norman, violin, soprano
Recording Content
not program order
50th season, 255th program, UO, 1977-08-12
National Music Camp, University Orchestra, 1977, Rossini, Wagner, Vivaldi, Purcell, Mozart, Norman, soprano