DVD Video, Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano)
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Special offer. Verdi: Requiem
Ilva Ligabue (soprano), Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano), Sandor Konya (tenor) & Raffaele Arié (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini
Yes, it’s just a mono sound recording, it’s shot in black and white and the Royal Festival Hall acoustic is not the best. Nevertheless the fifty-year old Giulini draws out a powerfully thrilling... — More…
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Special offer. Aida’s Brothers and Sisters
Black Voices in Opera and Concert
Grace Bumbry, Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, Shirley Verrett, Leontyne Price, Betty Allen, Barbara Hendricks, Simon Estes, Reri Grist, Götz Friedrich, Edward Said & Bobby McFerrin
There are more female than male voices, but most of the great black American singers are here in interview and musical extracts. The story of combating prejudice is traced with quiet dignity. — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2009, DVD of the Month
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The Art of Grace Bumbry
Grace Bumbry, John Newmark (piano)
Orchestra of Radio-Canada, Montréal, Jacques Beaudry
