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About the Author

Jessye Norman is one of America's greatest and most accomplished singers, with five Grammy Awards, dozens of international prizes, the National Medal of the Arts, and a Kennedy Center Honor among her countless accolades.

Includes the names: Jessye Norman, Jessie Norman

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Works by Jessye Norman

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Stand Up Straight and Sing! (2014) 58 copies, 2 reviews

Spirituals in Concert [sound recording] (2015) — Artist — 10 copies

Brava Jessye (1993) 7 copies

Johannes Brahms Lieder • Barenboim (Box Set) (1983) 7 copies

Jessye Norman: Handel, Schubert, Schumann (1999) 7 copies

Lucky to Be Me (1991) 6 copies, 1 review

Amazing Grace 6 copies

Salzburg Recital 5 copies

Jessye Norman - Christmastide (1988) 5 copies, 1 review

Jessye Norman: With A Song in My Heart (1984) 5 copies

Jessye Norman: Spirituals (1986) 5 copies

Opera Magic (1993) 4 copies

Schubert: Lieder (1990) 4 copies, 1 review

Jessye Norman at Notre Dame: A Christmas Concert [sound recording] (2001) — Artist — 4 copies

Classics (2002) 3 copies

Richard Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) (Philips Original Jacket Collection) (1983) 3 copies

Schubert: Lieder (Norman, Moll) 3 copies

Very best of Jessye Norman (2003) 3 copies

The Jessye Norman Collection (2005) 3 copies

Sacred Songs [sound recording] — Artist — 3 copies

Les Chemins De L'Amour 2 copies

Lieder 2 copies

Brahms : Lieder 2 copies

Tannhäuser Overture / Prelude and Isolde's Liebestod / Siegfried Idyll (1988) — soprano — 2 copies

Jessye Norman Classics (2002) 2 copies

On Wings of Song [sound recording] 2 copies

The Jessye Norman Collection (1989) 2 copies

Berlioz: Les Nuits D'Ete / Ravel: Sheherazade ~ Jessye Norman 2 copies

Amazing Grace — Author — 2 copies

The Jessye Norman Collection : Richard Strauss Lieder (2005) 1 copy

Berlioz: Les Nuits D'Ete / Ravel: Sheherazade ~ Jessye Norman 1 copy

Roots: My Life, My Song 1 copy

The Jessye Norman Collection : Schubert and Mahler Lieder (2005) 1 copy

Handel, Schubert, Schumann [sound recording] 1 copy

Jessye Norman Live 1 copy

Lieder/Masur, Gewandhausorcester Leipzig. Jessye Norman (sop) 1 copy

Lied der Waldtaube (Fassung f. Kammerorch. 1922) // Jessye Norman, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Boulez 1 copy

I Was Born in Love With You (2000) — Performer — 1 copy

Operatic Arias — Performer — 1 copy

Sinfonie 1 / Te Deum (2001) 1 copy

Stand Up Straight and Sing! by Jessye Norman (5-May-2015) Paperback 1 copy

Weber: Euryanthe (1991) 1 copy

Jessye Norman Classics 1 copy

Diva 1 copy

Jessye Norman singt Lieder von Franz Schubert, Richard Wagner und Francis Poulenc [sound recording] 1 copy

Jessye Norman, Geoffrey Parsons - Live 1 copy

La Diva 1 copy

Les Triomphes De Jessye Norman (1987) 1 copy

The Jessye Norman Collection [Sound recording] [1988] (2002) 1 copy

Negro spirituals 1 copy

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex 1 copy

Tiens-toi droite et chante (Musique) (French Edition) (2015) 1 copy

Opera! Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci (2011) 1 copy

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos ~ J. Norman · Gruberova · Varady · Frey · Bär · Fischer-Dieskau · Asmus · Finke · Lind… 1 copy

Balm in Gilead 1 copy

MUSIC CLASSICAL SINGERS CD - Jessye Norman- Classics: Verdo, Poulenc, Mozart, Bizet, Strauss, Purcell, Schubert, Berlioz, Brahms, Mahler, Gershwin, Gounod 1 copy

Incomparable 1 copy

Lieder (Brahms/Strauss) 1 copy

Tennstedt conducts Strauss featuring Jessye Norman 1 copy, 1 review

Recital 1 copy

Christmastide 1 copy

Beethoven: Fidelio / Norman, Goldeberg, Moll, Coburn, Blochwitz, Wlaschiha, Schmidt; Haitink 1 copy

Offenbach : La Belle Hélène 1 copy

Wagner : Wesendonk-Lieder; Vorspiel & Liebestod aus :Tristan und Isolde" 1 copy

Tristan Und Isolde 1 copy

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Associated Works

Dido and Aeneas [sound recording] (1961) — Performer, some editions — 185 copies, 7 reviews

Cavalleria Rusticana [sound recording] (1890) — Performer, some editions — 119 copies, 1 review

Strauss : Salome [sound recordings] (1972) — Soprano vocals [Salome], some editions — 90 copies, 2 reviews

Duke Bluebeard's castle (sound recording) (1993) — Singer — 74 copies

Carmen: Highlights [sound recording] (1990) — Artist, some editions — 52 copies

A Musical Feast: Recipes from over 100 of the World's Most Famous Musical Artists (1995) — Contributor — 51 copies, 1 review

A Child of Our Time (2000) — some editions — 40 copies

Four Last Songs + Four songs, Op.27 : No.1 Rest, my soul op. 27/1 + No.2 Cäcilie + No.4 Tomorrow! + Eight songs, Op.10 : No.1 Dedication + 5 songs, Op.41 : No.1 Lullaby+ 6 songs,… (2007) — Soprano, some editions — 22 copies, 1 review

Tchaikovsky: Gala in Leningrad (2012) — Performer — 9 copies

The boy’s magic horn + the song of the earth + Songs on the death of children + Songs of a wayfarer [sound recording] (1996) — some editions — 8 copies

Der Ring des Nibelungen: Live from The Metropolitan Opera [1990 film] (2012) — Actor — 7 copies

Stravinsky - Oedipus Rex [1992 film] (2005) — Actor — 5 copies

Ariadne auf Naxos: Live from the Metropolitan Opera [1988 film] (2002) — Actor — 5 copies

Romeo and Juliet, Op.17, H.79 + Summer nights, Op.7 [sound recording] (1998) — Artist, some editions — 4 copies

Opera : Norman • Baltsa • Ricciarelli • Te Kanawa • Caballe • Freni • Carreras • Domingo • Estes [sound recording] (1989) — Soprano — 3 copies

Death of Cleopatra + Summer Nights, Op.7 [sound recording] — Artist, some editions — 3 copies

Mahler : The song of the earth : Farewell + Offenbach : la belle helene {end} [sound recording] — some editions — 1 copy

Beethoven : Symphony no.6 in F major, op.68, 'Pastoral' + Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125, 'Choral' [sound recording] {Böhm 1971/1981} — Vocals, some editions — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1945-09-15
Date of death: 2019-09-30
Gender: female
Education: Peabody Institute
University of Michigan
Howard University (BA - Music)
Occupations: opera singer
Organizations: Opera Company of Philadelphia (debut)
Metropolitan Opera
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Paris Opera
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Deutsche Oper Berlin (show all 7)
La Scala Milano
Awards and honors: Kennedy Center Honors (1997)
Grammy Awards
National Medal of Arts
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Place of death: New York, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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allriledup 50 reviews

Stand Up Straight and Sing! by Jessye Norman

As an artist and musician, I learned much from Ms. Norman's memoir. I particularly enjoyed the first few chapters where she described her childhood. Her parents are remarkable people and I am impressed by the sense of self that she had from such a young age. Towards the end, I did grow a little weary, but overall I found much to love about this book.

Aug 11, 20181 other review

Waggeleendje 60 reviews

Schubert: Lieder (12 songs) by Jessye Norman

Der Musensohn D764 / Ganymed D544 / Die Allmacht D852 / Der Tod Und Das Mädchen D531 / Erlkönig D328 / Gretchen Am Spinnrade D118 / An Die Natur D372 / Der Zwerg D771 / Rastlose Liebe D138 / Auf Dem See D543/ Auflösung D807 / Suleika I D720

Feb 22, 2026 (Edited)

EricStellrecht 48 reviews

Tennstedt conducts Strauss featuring Jessye Norman by Jessye Norman