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Bumbry

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Bumbry [ˈbʌmbrɪ]
n
(Biographies / Bumbry, Grace (1937 F, US, MUSIC: soprano, MUSIC: mezzo-soprano) Grace. born 1937, US soprano and mezzo-soprano


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In high school, a classmate, Grace Bumbry, spoke Southern black English but sang opera in Italian.
The reader "hears" through Jackson's descriptions the pros and cons of the performances of the likes of Richard Tucker, Mirella Freni, Peter Pears, Grace Bumbry, and two tenors who, Jackson notes "with some foreknowledge," would become major forces: Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti.
In the 20th century, virtually every mezzo worth her mettle has recorded the piece--from Kathleen Ferrier, Janet Baker, Maureen Forrester, Rise Stevens, Shirley Verrett, Grace Bumbry and Marilyn Horne to Giulietta Simionato, Fedora Barbieri, Agnes Baltsa and Ewa Podles.
 
 
 
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