ographic ▁attacks ▁Category : Exp lo it - based ▁w orm s ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁computer ▁science ▁Category : H ack ing ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s <0x0A> </s> ▁Krist ine ▁Kay ▁Je pson ▁( 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁– ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁mez zo - s op rano . ▁ ▁Je pson ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Magn us ▁Je pson ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁Je pson , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁daughter ▁among ▁the ▁sib lings . ▁ ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁O na wa , ▁Iowa , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁West ▁Mon ona ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁She ▁took ▁her ▁university ▁degree ▁in ▁music ▁at ▁M orn ings ide ▁College , ▁where ▁her ▁teachers ▁included ▁Har lan ▁B uss . ▁ ▁Je pson ▁later ▁studied ▁music ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University , ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁opera , ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree . ▁ ▁Je pson ▁made ▁her ▁role ▁debut ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Opera ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera , ▁she ▁sang ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁As can io ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁première ▁production ▁of ▁Ber li oz ' s ▁Ben ven uto ▁Cell ini . ▁ ▁She ▁sang ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁performance ▁of ▁Franz ▁Lis zt ' s ▁or atorio ▁St . ▁Stanis laus ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn