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Article: To Hell and Back with Jessye.(varied performances of Jessye Norman)
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- National Review
- Article date:
- April 2, 2001
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Jessye Norman is one of the most important singers of our times, a star of every stage for some thirty years now. She is also something of a public figure, even beyond music. Norman-the pride of Augusta, Georgia- has garnered practically every honor there is to garner, both in this country and in Europe. In 1985, she sang at President Reagan's inauguration (a fact, curiously, omitted from her official biography, which includes many other signal moments). More recently, she lent her voice-in both senses-to President Clinton's anti-impeachment effort. This lady has been around.
As a singer, Norman boasts many virtues, beginning with one of the most extraordinary ...