Grace Bumbry

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American opera singer (1937-2023)

United States MusiciansLived 1937 to 2023 · aged 86

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Grace Melzia Bumbry was an American opera singer, considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, who also ventured to soprano roles.

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As La Gioconda with Ino Savini at the Liceu in Barcelona in 1974

Awards 2

2009Kennedy Center Honors

1996Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

Connected to Grace 6

Sherrill MilnesAlso in Nabucco (1979)

Mirella FreniAlso in Bizet Carmen (1967)

James LevineAlso in Don Carlo (1983)

Ruggero RaimondiAlso in Nabucco (1979)

Jon VickersAlso in Bizet Carmen (1967)

Ferruccio FurlanettoAlso in Don Carlo (1983)

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Grace Melzia Bumbry was an American opera singer, considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, who also ventured to soprano roles. A pioneer among African-American classical singers, she gained international acclaim as Venus in Tannhäuser at the 1961 Bayreuth Festival, the first black singer to appear there.

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