| LC control no. | n 81132078 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.N736 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Norman, Jessye |
| Variant(s) | Norman, Jessey, 1945-2019 Norman, Jessue, 1945-2019 |
| Associated country | Germany |
| Birth date | 1945-09-15 |
| Death date | 2019-09-30 |
| Place of birth | Augusta (Ga.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Singing Opera |
| Affiliation | Howard University Deutsche Oper Berlin |
| Profession or occupation | Sopranos (Singers) Opera singers |
| Found in | Mozart, J. C. W. A. Le nozze di Figaro. [Phonodisc] 1971 Brahms, J. Lieder [SR] c1980: label side 1 (Jessey Norman) label side 2 (Jessue Norman) New Grove dict. of opera (Norman, Jessye; b. Sept. 15, 1945, Augusta, Ga.; American soprano) Info. from 678 field, converted 2013-06-06 (Soprano) African American National Biography, accessed March 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Norman, Jessye; opera singer, b. 15 Sep. 1945 in Augusta, Ga.; graduated from Howard University, 1967; M.M., 1968; sung at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1968; American debut at the Hollywood Bowl, LA, 1972; performed at Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1983; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Baden Baden, Germany, 2002) New York Times, article dated 30 September 2019, viewed 30 September 2019 (Jessye Norman; died Monday [30 September 2019] in New York) |
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