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It was a beautiful autumn when I found myself in Europe for the first time, in bustling, stylish Munich.
An edition of Stand Up Straight and Sing!: a Memoir
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Stand Up Straight and Sing!
a Memoir
by Norman, Jessye
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The Grammy Award-winning opera star describes her childhood in the segregated South, the community values and role models that shaped her ambitions, her meteoric rise at the Berlin Opera and the accomplishments that have established her as one of America's most decorated singing artists.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Page xi
Prelude
Page xv
1.
In the Beginning "Great Day!"
Page 1
2.
A Mother's Joy "I Want Two Wings"
Page 15
3.
A Father's Pride "Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit"
Page 35
4.
Church, Spirituals and Spirit "There is a Balm in Gilead"
Page 56
5.
Racism as It Lives and Breathes "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"
Page 95
Interlude: Marian Anderson "My Lord, What a Morning"
Page 135
6.
Growing Up in Germany "On My Journey, Now"
Page 148
7.
The Singing Craft as Art Form "Oh, Glory!"
Page 182
8.
The Song, the Craft, the Spirit, and the Joy!"The Lord's Prayer"
Page 199
9.
Woman, Life Singer "Ride On, King Jesus"
Page 223
10.
And the Journey Continues "He's Got the Whole World in His Hand"
Page 261
Postlude
Page 282
Coda
Page 287
Acknowledgments
Page 291
Index
Page 293
Edition Notes
Endpapers photograph by Iliya Pitalev / RIA Novosti.
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