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The Life Of Georgia Music Great, Jessye Norman

On Second Thought
On Second Thought
Episode • Oct 1, 2019 • 5m
The world mourns a Georgia-born music giant today. Jessye Norman, the renowned opera star, passed on Sept. 30, 2019, at the age of 74. Norman was born in Augusta in 1945 and grew up in the segregated South. In her memoir, Stand Up Straight and Sing!, she remembers listening to opera on the radio as a child.