Stand Up Straight and Sing Jessye Norman ISBN: 978-1-84954-685-0 hardback Number of pages: xx+316 pages Chapters: 10 © 2014 Jessye Norman Sent to a reviewer on 21 July 2014 Stand Up Straight and Sing - a memoir Introduction by James Levine Prelude 1 In the Beginning 2 A Mother's Joy 3 A Father's Pride 4 Church, Spirituals and Spirit 5 Racism as it Lives and Breathes Interlude: Marian Anderson 6 Growing up in Germany 7 The Singing Craft as Art Form 8 The Song, The Craft, The Spirit and the Joy! 9 Woman, Life, Singer 10 And the Journey Continues Postlude Coda Acknowledgements Index  << Music & Vision home                New releases >>