voc, *1937 US, St. Louis
Singer of Classical
A.k.a. Grace Ann Melzia Bumbry
Grace Melzia Bumbry (born January 4, 1937), an American opera singer, is considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, as well as a major soprano for many years. She was a member of a pioneering generation of singers who followed Marian Anderson (including Leontyne Price, Martina Arroyo, Shirley Verrett and Reri Grist) in the world of classical music and paved the way for future African-American opera and classical singers. Bumbry's voice was rich and sizable, 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 Chicago Lyric Opera in 1984).
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Symphonie No. 9 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Gundula Janowitz, Grace Bumbry, Jess Thomas, George London, Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Böhm | 2017 | Album |
Der Fliegende Holländer - Tannhäuser - Parsifal | Richard Wagner - Grace Bumbry / Franz Crass / Irene Dalis / Josef Greindl / Hans Hotter / Gundula Janowitz / George London / Gustav Neidlinger / Gerd Nienstedt / Anja Silja / Gerhard Stolze / Martti Talvela / Jess Thomas / Wolfgang Windgassen / Hans Knappertsbusch / Wolfgang Sawallisch | 2005 | Album |
Aïda | Thomas Schippers, Giuseppe Verdi, Leontyne Price, Carlo Bergonzi, Grace Bumbry, Robert Merrill, Jerome Hines, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra And Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 2001 | Album |
Der Zigeunerbaron (Großer Querschnitt) | Johann Strauss Jr. - Nicolai Gedda, Grace Bumbry, Rita Streich, Hermann Prey, Kurt Böhme, Wolfgang Anheisser | 1996 | Album |
Tannhäuser - Bayreuther Festspiele (Highlights) | Richard Wagner / Wolfgang Windgassen • Anja Silja • Grace Bumbry • Eberhard Wächter / Wolfgang Sawallisch | 1995 | Album |
With Love | Grace Bumbry | 1995 | Album |
The Firebird - Suite / El Amor Brujo / El Sombrero De Tres Picos - Dances | Igor Stravinsky / Manuel De Falla - Grace Bumbry, Lorin Maazel, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin | 1995 | Compil. |
Singt Lieder von Franz Schubert Und Johannes Brahms | Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Grace Bumbry, Sebastian Peschko | 1995 | Album |
Aida Highlights | Giuseppe Verdi, Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, Grace Bumbry, Sherrill Milnes, Erich Leinsdorf, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1994 | Album |
Carmen | Georges Bizet, Grace Bumbry, Les Petits Chanteurs A La Croix De Bois, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris | 1990 | Album |
Don Carlos | Giuseppe Verdi, Renata Tebaldi · Carlo Bergonzi · Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau · Nicolai Ghiaurov · Grace Bumbry, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Und Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti | 1985 | Album |
Carmen (Highlights) | Georges Bizet, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Kostas Paskalis, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos | 1985 | Album |
Berühmte Opernarien = Famous Opera Arias = Airs D'opéra Célèbres | Grace Bumbry - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Stefan Soltesz | 1984 | Album |
Orfeo Ed Euridice | Richard Bonynge, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Grace Bumbry | 1983 | Album |
Natalie | Grace Bumbry with Roger Webb And His Orchestra | 1982 | Single |
Nabucco 1979 Live Performance | Giuseppe Verdi - Sherrill Milnes, Grace Bumbry, Carlo Cossutta, Ruggero Raimondi, Viorica Cortez, Nello Santi | 1981 | Album |
Réquiem en Ré mineur KV 626 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos, Grace Bumbry, George Shirley, Marius Rintzler, New Philharmonia Chorus, Wilhelm Pitz, New Philharmonia Orchestra | 1979 | Album |
Aida De Verdi - Orange Choregies 1976 - Enregistrement | Gilda Cruz-Romo, Grace Bumbry, Peter Gougalov, Ingvar Wixell ,Direction Musicale Thomas Schippers Choeurs At Orchestre Coro Lirico Di Torino | 1978 | Album |
Le Cid | Jules Massenet - Placido Domingo, Grace Bumbry, Paul Plishka, The Opera Orchestra Of New York, Eve Queler, Byrne Camp Chorale | 1976 | Album |
Singt Lieder Von Schubert Und Schumann | Grace Bumbry | 1976 | Compil. |
A Grand Operetta Gala | Grace Bumbry, Brigitte Fassbaender, Erika Köth, Anneliese Rothenberger, Margit Schramm, Rita Streich, Nicolai Gedda, Hermann Prey | 1970 | Album |
Der Zigeunerbaron - Gesamtaufnahme | Johann Strauss Jr. - Nicolai Gedda, Grace Bumbry, Rita Streich, Hermann Prey, Kurt Böhme, Wolfgang Anheisser ' Willi Brokmeier | 1969 | Album |
Lieder-Recital | Grace Bumbry | 1967 | Album |
Aida | Giuseppe Verdi, Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Grace Bumbry, Mario Sereni, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma E Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Zubin Mehta | 1967 | Album |
Opernarien · Zigeunerlieder | Grace Bumbry | 1966 | Album |
Die Macht Des Schicksals | Giuseppe Verdi - Grace Bumbry, Nicolai Gedda, Hermann Prey, Gottlob Frick, Siegfried Vogel, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Patanè | 1966 | Album |
Fêtes Musicales En Touraine 1966 | Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet, Sviatoslav Richter, Lorin Maazel, Gundula Janowitz, Grace Bumbry | 1966 | Album |
El Amor Brujo - El Sombro De Tres Picos | Grace Bumbry · Lorin Maazel / Manuel De Falla / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin | 1966 | Album |
Tannhäuser | Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter, Gerhard Stolze, Josef Greindl, Anja Silja, Grace Bumbry, Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele And Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wolfgang Sawallisch | 1965 | Album |
Zigeunerlieder - Lieder Von Brahms Und Schubert | Grace Bumbry, Johannes Brahms | 1964 | Album |
Zigeunerlieder | Grace Bumbry | 1964 | Single |
Messiah (Excerpts) | Georg Friedrich Händel – Joan Sutherland, Grace Bumbry, Sir Adrian Boult, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1964 | Album |
Singt Arien Von Saint-Saens Und Verdi | Grace Bumbry | 1962 | Single |
Carmen Jones | Grace Bumbry | 1962 | Album |
Messiah Excerpts | Georg Friedrich Händel, Joan Sutherland, Kenneth McKellar, Grace Bumbry, David Ward, The London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus, Sir Adrian Boult | 1962 | Album |
Grace Bumbry Singt Grosse Arien Der Internationalen Oper | Grace Bumbry, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Janos Kulka | 1962 | Album |
Grace Bumbry Singt Lieder Von Schubert, Brahms, Wolf Und Strauss | Grace Bumbry, Erik Werba | 1962 | Album |
Messiah | Georg Friedrich Händel - Joan Sutherland, Kenneth McKellar, Grace Bumbry, David Ward, The London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus, Sir Adrian Boult | 1961 | Album |
Carmen Jones | Grace Bumbry | Album | |
Das Schönste Aus Händels Messias | Georg Friedrich Händel, Joan Sutherland, Kenneth McKellar, Grace Bumbry, David Ward, The London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus, Sir Adrian Boult | Album | |
El Amor Brujo / El Pájaro de Fuego | Manuel De Falla, Igor Stravinsky, Grace Bumbry, Lorin Maazel, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin | Compil. | |
Aus Dem Messias | Grace Bumbry, The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Single | |
Orfeo Ed Euridice (Vienna Version Of 1762, Sung In Italian) | Christoph Willibald Gluck / Grace Bumbry ● Anneliese Rothenberger ● Ruth-Margret Pütz / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Václav Neumann | Album | |
Orfeo Ed Euridice: Grosser Querschnitt In Italienischer Sprache | Christoph Willibald Gluck, Grace Bumbry, Anneliese Rothenberger, Ruth-Margret Pütz | Album | |
Just Like A Woman | Grace Bumbry & Dionne Warwick | Single | |
Requiem | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Grace Bumbry • George Shirley • Marius Rintzler / New Philharmonia Chorus / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos | Album | |
Casta Diva | Grace Bumbry | Album | |
A Song Recital | Grace Bumbry, Leonard Hokanson, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms | Album | |
Arias y Coros de "El Mesias" | Georg Friedrich Händel, Joan Sutherland, Grace Bumbry, Kenneth McKellar, David Ward, The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Album | |
Arien | Grace Bumbry, Giuseppe Verdi | Album | |
Carmen Jones | Grace Bumbry | Album |