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Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

Name: Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1990-06-19
Duration: 57 min

Not Rated

DocumentaryMusic

Jessye Norman Sings Carmen is a gripping vérité study of the famous dramatic soprano’s approach to mastering Bizet’s heroine in recording sessions with Seiji Ozawa and the Orchestre National de France. Musical segments include performances of three arias and the great duets between Carmen and Don José

06-19-1990

57 min

Main Cast

Jessye Norman

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.

Known For

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

1988

Dialogues des Carmélites

1987

Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral

1988

Main Cast

Movie Details

Production Info

Directors:: Albert Maysles, Susan Froemke, Charlotte Zwerin, Peter Gelb

Production:: Maysles Films

Key Crew

Producer:: Peter Gelb

Producer:: Susan Froemke

Director of Photography:: Albert Maysles

Locations and Languages

Country:: US

Filming:: US; FR

Languages:: en