Opera singer Jessye Norman talks about her childhood and her career in music. As a child she sung in church, but when she saw a documentary about the legendary Marian Anderson, Norman realize that singing could be a profession. She discusses her meteoric rise at the Berlin Opera, long-delayed debut at the Metropolitan Opera, and her forays into spirituals, blues, jazz, and other roots music. Her memoir Stand Up…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AM on May 6, 2014