Jessye Norman
Opera Singer
Jessye Norman was born in Augusta, Georgia, United States on September 15th, 1945 and is the Opera Singer. At the age of 74, Jessye Norman biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
Date of Birth
September 15, 1945
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Augusta, Georgia, United States
Death Date
Sep 30, 2019 (age 74)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Networth
$3 Million
Profession
Opera Singer, Singer
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Howard University, Peabody Institute, University of Michigan
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Jessye Norman Awards
- 1966: Winner of the National Society of Arts and Letters singing competition
- 1968: First prize at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich
- 1973, 1976, 1977: Awarded France's Grand Prix du Disque for albums of lieder by Wagner, Schumann, Mahler and Schubert
- 1982: Gramophone Award for her recording of Strauss' Four Last Songs
- 1982: Musical America magazine's Musician of the Year.
- 1984: Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo Performance for "Ravel: Songs of Maurice Ravel"
- 1984: Commandeur de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France)
- 1984: France's National Museum of Natural History named an orchid for her.
- 1987: Member of the Royal Academy of Music
- 1988: Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for "Wagner: Lohengrin"
- 1989: Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for "Wagner: Die Walküre"
- 1989: Légion d'honneur (France)
- 1989: Honorary Fellow Jesus College, Cambridge
- 1990: Honorary Ambassador to the United Nations by UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1991: Norman's home town, Augusta, Georgia, dedicated Riverwalk Augusta's amphitheater, named in her honor.
- 1992: Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
- 1995: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
- 1996: Norman was a featured performer during the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1997: Winner of the 1997 Radcliffe Medal, presented annually by the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association to honor individuals whose lives and work have had a significant impact on society
- March 1997: Honored by New York's Associated Black Charities at the 11th Annual Black History Makers Awards Dinner for her contributions to the arts and to African-American culture
- December 1997: Kennedy Center Honors (youngest recipient in the Honors' 20-year existence)
- 1998: Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for "Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle"
- 1999: Georgia Music Hall of Fame
- 2000: Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal for her work in the fight against lupus, breast cancer, AIDS, and hunger
- 2000: Outstanding Alumnae by Howard University
- 2002: Inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame
- 2006: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2006: Edison Award (Oeuvreprijs)
- Ace Award from the National Cable Television Association for "Jessye Norman at Notre Dame"
- 2009: National Medal of Arts presented by President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the White House in February 2010
- 2013: Spingarn Medal from the NAACP
- 2015: Wolf Prize in Arts (with Murray Perahia)
- 2018: 12th Glenn Gould Prize from the Glenn Gould Foundation
- 2018: Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
- 2019: 8th Street in Augusta, Georgia is renamed Jessye Norman Boulevard
- 2021: The Interstate 20 and Washington Road interchange in Augusta, Georgia is renamed the Jessye Norman Memorial Interchange