Jessye Norman is that rare opera singer who has achieved a level of celebrity usually only enjoyed by actors and rock stars. But to call Jessye Norman only an opera singer is to ignore the wide-ranging repertoire she has performed and recorded, as well as her other artistic endeavors, which, for example, include curating a ground-breaking festival at Carnegie Hall. She has also been an outspoken advocate for civil rights and a long standing ambassador for arts education. She joins Tom Hall to talk about her new memoir, Stand Up Straight and Sing!
Norman will also join Tom Hall at the Walters Art Museum on Friday night at 7:00 as part of the Enoch Pratt Library’s Writers LIVE Series. More details here.
