Grace Bumbry
Born: 4th January 1937, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Nationality: American
Artist's website: https://gracebumbry.com/biography/
Grace Melzia Bumbry an American opera singer, is considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, as well as a major soprano earlier in her career. She is a member of a pioneering generation of African-American opera and classical singers, beginning with Leontyne Price and including Martina Arroyo, Shirley Verrett, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, and Reri Grist, who succeeded Marian Anderson in the worlds of opera and classical music. They paved the way for future generations of African-American opera and concert singers. Bumbry's voice was rich and dynamic, possessing a wide range, and was capable of producing a very distinctive plangent tone.
In her prime, she also possessed good agility and bel canto technique (see for example her renditions of the 'Veil Song' from Verdi's Don Carlo in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as her Ernani from the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1984).
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Grace Bumbry (1937-2023)
9th May 2023
The trailblazing American dramatic mezzo, who was the first Black singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival, has died aged 86.
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Verdi: Macbeth
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Macbeth), Peter Lagger (Banco), Grace Bumbry (Lady Macbeth), Bozena Ruk-Focic (Dama), Ermanno Lorenzi (Macduff), Francisco Lazaro (Malcolm) & Alois Pernerstorfer (Medico) Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Kammerchor der Salzburger Festspiele & Wiener Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch
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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626, etc.
Edith Mathis, Grace Bumbry, George Shirley & Marius Rintzler New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Otto Klemperer
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Grace Bumbry (Orfeo), Anneliese Rothenberger (Euridice), Ruth-Margret Putz (Amor), Walter Olbertz (harpsichord) Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Radio Chorus, Václav Neumann
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Highlights)
Grace Bumbry (alto, soloist), Ruth-Margret Pütz (soloist, soprano), Anneliese Rothenberger (soloist, soprano), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Leipzig Radio Choir, Václav Neumann
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