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Opera star’s hometown names street after her

Jessye Norman’s U.S. hometown has named a street for the late opera star.
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Jessye Norman’s U.S. hometown has named a street for the late opera star.

Students from the Jessye Norman School of the Arts in Augusta, Georgia, unveiled the sign honouring the soprano Friday.

They removed a decorative covering with the diva’s face and her favourite butterflies to reveal the sign for Jessye Norman Boulevard.

Norman founded the school that provides a free arts education to disadvantaged students.

Two days of visitation for Norman ended Friday. Her funeral is Saturday at an Augusta auditorium.