Jessye Norman

Synopsis

A biography of the classical singer born in Georgia, later working in Berlin and now settled in London. Jessye Norman talks about her cultural roots. this is intercut with newsreel footage of the American civil rights movement in the 1950s and ‘60s. Musical illustrations include her return to the London opera stage in the title role of Strauss’ ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’, Berg’s ‘Altenberg Lieder’ and the lament from Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’.

Series

Omnibus, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 74 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 74 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1986

Availability

Hire

Uses

Music students; general audiences. Also of interest to those concerned with the representation of black artists.*

Subjects

Music

Keywords

biographies; Norman, Jesse; singing

Credits

Director

Bob Bentley

Producer

Cathy Palmer; Harvey Kass

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Arts Council of Great Britain

Phone

020 7973 6455

Fax

020 7973 6581

Address

London
SW1P 3NG

Name

Malachite

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes

Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.